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Evelyn Ashford

1957 - Today

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Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games. Ashford has the distinction of owning the longest unbroken athletics record (60y dash). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Evelyn Ashford is the 685th most popular athlete (down from 321st in 2024), the 6,763rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,086th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Evelyn Ashford ranks 685 out of 6,025. Before her are Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Rex Cawley, Kaisa Parviainen, Jean Shiley, Arie van Vliet, and Argentina Menis. After her are Hermann Wilker, Roelof Klein, Luciano Sušanj, Ian Stewart, Harald Tammer, and Tommy Hampson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Evelyn Ashford ranks 261. Before her are Rafael Gordillo, Mona Simpson, Anouar Brahem, Tad Williams, Yuri Shevchuk, and Martin Donovan. After her are Lothaire Bluteau, Joël Bats, Alim Qasimov, Léopold Eyharts, Adrian Edmondson, and Walter Schachner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evelyn Ashford ranks 6,766 out of 20,380. Before her are Adriana Chechik (1991), Ken Henry (1929), Brian Krause (1969), Preston Sturges (1898), Matt Walsh (1964), Bobby Cannavale (1970), and Stan Kenton (1911). After her are Maggie Grace (1983), W. C. Handy (1873), Mike Mangini (1963), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), and Mr. Lawrence (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Evelyn Ashford ranks 162. Before her are Arnie Robinson (1948), Jay Cutler (1973), Ethel Catherwood (1908), Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915), Rex Cawley (1940), and Jean Shiley (1911). After her are Frank Havens (1924), Ivan Brown (1908), Bob Kiesel (1911), Emerson Spencer (1906), George Dole (1885), and Janet Moreau (1927).

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