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Dwight Stones

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Dwight Edwin Stones (born December 6, 1953) is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and serve as an announcer at the same Olympics. Since then, he has been a color analyst for all three major networks in the United States and continues to cover track and field on television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Dwight Stones is the 3,468th most popular athlete (down from 2,195th in 2024), the 16,061st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,928th in 2019) and the 527th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dwight Stones ranks 3,471 out of 6,025. Before him are Aleksandr Popov, Natalya Nazarova, Wu Minxia, Susan Francia, Silvia Costa, Sorin Matei, Majd Eddin Ghazal, John Capel Jr., and Liliya Shobukhova. After him are Anton Shipulin, Renata Nielsen, and Liu Shiying.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dwight Stones ranks 690. Before him are William Malone, Pippa Norris, Dennis Daugaard, Kathleen Wynne, Karl-Heinz Brunner, and Chris Smith. After him are Kevin Beattie, Linda A. Morabito, Hina Jilani, Kath Soucie, Victoria Wood, and Nanci Griffith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dwight Stones ranks 16,070 out of 20,380. Before him are Douglas Wilder (1931), Bruce Bowen (1971), John Bush (1963), Jacob Bertrand (2000), Sean Strickland (1991), Leo Carrillo (1880), Leslie Browne (1957), and Sterling Knight (1989). After him are Cameron Richardson (1979), Matt Mead (1962), Ali Wong (1982), and Gregg Berhalter (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Dwight Stones ranks 527. Before him are Kim Batten (1969), Kai Greene (1975), Chandra Cheeseborough (1959), Jeff Henderson (1989), Derrick Adkins (1970), and John Capel Jr. (1978). After him are DeAnna Price (1993), Sam Graddy (1964), Betsy Beard (1961), Dennis Mitchell (1966), Angela Williams (1980), and Ryan Crouser (1992).

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