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John Powell

1947 - 2022

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John Gates Powell (June 25, 1947 – August 19, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in the all-time performers list. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Powell is the 202nd most popular athlete (up from 1,280th in 2019), the 4,047th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,867th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Powell ranks 202 out of 6,025. Before him are Miklós Németh, Stefka Kostadinova, Pietro Mennea, Christian d'Oriola, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, and Pat McDonald. After him are Alexandre Tuffère, Naim Süleymanoğlu, Norair Nurikyan, Morgan Taylor, Joanni Perronet, and Stamata Revithi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Powell ranks 283. Before him are George Sabra, Robert Gordon, Staffan de Mistura, Mile Mrkšić, David Blunkett, and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri. After him are Tim Buckley, Millie Small, Danilo Popivoda, Martin Winterkorn, Uli Edel, and Co Adriaanse. Among people deceased in 2022, John Powell ranks 184. Before him are Kazuki Takahashi, Vadim Bakatin, Robert Gordon, Pierre Kartner, Olga Szabó-Orbán, and Letizia Battaglia. After him are Leonid Kuravlyov, Ercole Baldini, Milutin Šoškić, Man of the Hole, John Aniston, and Zofia Posmysz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Powell ranks 4,047 out of 20,380. Before him are Carey Lowell (1961), Donn F. Eisele (1930), Sue Lyon (1946), Monte Melkonian (1957), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), and Whitfield Diffie (1944). After him are Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), Gene Deitch (1924), Jesse Ventura (1951), Dan Castellaneta (1957), Ada Blackjack (1898), and David Graeber (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Powell ranks 57. Before him are Barbara Jones (1937), Jim Bausch (1906), Irving Baxter (1876), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Jim Hines (1946), and Earle Meadows (1913). After him are Morgan Taylor (1903), Edwin Moses (1955), Samuel Jones (1880), William Stevenson (1900), Parry O'Brien (1932), and Bob King (1906).

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