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Jack Yerman

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Jack Lloyd Yerman (born February 5, 1939) is an American former athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4 × 400 m relay team. He won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4 × 400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Yerman is the 2,309th most popular athlete (up from 2,328th in 2019), the 12,309th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,450th in 2019) and the 398th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jack Yerman ranks 2,309 out of 6,025. Before him are Yekaterina Fesenko, Armin Zöggeler, Bruce Harlan, Karl-Hans Riehm, José Marín, and Yuliya Levchenko. After him are Sifan Hassan, Lynn Davies, Elfi Zinn, Phil Heath, Martha Hudson, and Nicola McDermott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jack Yerman ranks 601. Before him are José Cardona, Javier González, Harvey Pekar, Cleavon Little, Paul Sauvage, and Steny Hoyer. After him are Stephen L. Adler, Martha Hudson, Vitali Davydov, Neville Cenac, France Nuyen, and Ayi Kwei Armah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Yerman ranks 12,312 out of 20,380. Before him are Bailey Jay (1988), Victoria Justice (1993), Kathrine Narducci (1965), Herbert Goldstein (1922), Pat O'Connor (1928), and Melody Gardot (1985). After him are Debbie Gibson (1970), Redfoo (1975), Jay Harrington (1971), James Van Der Beek (1977), Wilma Mankiller (1945), and Christian Pollas (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jack Yerman ranks 398. Before him are Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Ron Brown (1961), Ollan Cassell (1937), Wesley Coe (1879), and Bruce Harlan (1926). After him are Phil Heath (1979), Martha Hudson (1939), John McLean (1878), Pete George (1929), Gerry Ashworth (1942), and Randy Williams (1953).

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