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Don Quarrie

1951 - Today

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Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver medallist in the Olympic 100 meters. In all, he competed in five Olympic Games and won four Olympic medals during his career. He nearly equalled the 200 meters world record in 1971, coming within .03 seconds of the time set by Tommie Smith in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Quarrie is the 1,314th most popular athlete (down from 708th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 38th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Don Quarrie ranks 1,314 out of 6,025. Before him are Arne Halse, Igor Tselovalnikov, Siegbert Horn, Adrien Rommel, György Sarlós, and Lewis Sheldon. After him are Archon of Pella, Vilhelm Carlberg, André Jousseaume, Wilhelm Leichum, Ira Murchison, and Joseph Vissers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Don Quarrie ranks 449. Before him are Helen Shaver, Luc Millecamps, Sergey Tereshchenko, Ed Royce, León Gieco, and Norman I. Platnick. After him are Pyotr Mamonov, François Bracci, Barbara Morgan, Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, Bill Frisell, and Lyudmila Narusova.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Don Quarrie ranks 47 out of 189. Before him are Horace Andy (1951), Raheem Sterling (1994), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), Michael Manley (1924), and King Tubby (1941). After him are Carl Douglas (1942), Elaine Thompson (1992), Leonard Howell (1898), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Asafa Powell (1982), and Errol Brown (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Don Quarrie ranks 9. Before him are George Rhoden (1926), George Kerr (1937), Merlene Ottey (1960), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Carol (null), and Lennox Miller (1946). After him are Elaine Thompson (1992), Asafa Powell (1982), Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Donovan Bailey (1967), and Keith Gardner (1929).

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