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Ira Murchison

1933 - 1994

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Ira James Murchison (February 6, 1933 – March 28, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Phillips High School. Murchison was noted for his exceptional speed from the starting block, which earned him a nickname Human Sputnik. Before the Melbourne Olympics, Murchison equalled twice the 100 m world record of 10.2 and ran in Berlin a new world record of 10.1, thus becoming one of the favourites to win the 100 m Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ira Murchison is the 1,319th most popular athlete (down from 638th in 2019), the 8,550th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,676th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ira Murchison ranks 1,319 out of 6,025. Before him are Lewis Sheldon, Don Quarrie, Archon of Pella, Vilhelm Carlberg, André Jousseaume, and Wilhelm Leichum. After him are Joseph Vissers, Ingemar Hedberg, Frank Schepke, German Sveshnikov, Roberto Battaglia, and Jackson Scholz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ira Murchison ranks 415. Before him are Robert Goulet, Antón García Abril, Abdon Pamich, Michael Heseltine, Brigitte Reimann, and Igor Kvasha. After him are Feridun Buğeker, Pentti Linnosvuo, William Yorzyk, Keiko Awaji, Peter Härtling, and Maurice Moucheraud. Among people deceased in 1994, Ira Murchison ranks 282. Before him are Dack Rambo, Charles Mathiesen, Bud Houser, Lennart Klingström, Ernst Lörtscher, and Antal Kocsis. After him are Alfredo Pérez, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Jacques Dimont, Alan Helffrich, John Smith, and Ermes Muccinelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Murchison ranks 8,552 out of 20,380. Before him are Lewis Sheldon (1874), Robert Blust (1940), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), Cliff Martinez (1954), Kevin Gage (1959), and Bob Bryar (1979). After him are Debra Hill (1950), Mel Ramos (1935), William Mapother (1965), Chaim Potok (1929), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), and Robert Rubin (1938).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ira Murchison ranks 258. Before him are Louis Kuehn (1901), Hector Dyer (1910), James Rector (1884), Frank Hussey (1905), Ray Barbuti (1905), and Lewis Sheldon (1874). After him are Jackson Scholz (1897), Edwin Graves (1897), William Thompson (1908), Bill Carr (1909), Judi Brown Clarke (1961), and Albert White (1895).

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