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Kirk Baptiste

1963 - 2022

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Kirk Baptiste (June 20, 1962 – March 24, 2022) was an American track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 200 metres. He was born in Beaumont, Texas. He competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the silver medal in the 200 metres with a time of 19.96 seconds. This was the first time anyone had broken 20 seconds and come second in the race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kirk Baptiste is the 2,706th most popular athlete (up from 2,949th in 2024), the 14,004th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,856th in 2019) and the 461st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kirk Baptiste ranks 2,703 out of 6,025. Before him are Voitto Hellsten, Paula Radcliffe, and Joseph Keter. After him are Hiromi Taniguchi, Robson da Silva, Marina Wilke, Lars Riedel, Gabriele Löwe, José Manuel Abascal, Wang Yan, Dan O'Brien, and Sylvia Cheeseman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kirk Baptiste ranks 749. Before him are Luca Fusi, Pauline Lafont, Guildo Horn, Damian Chapa, and Eddie Jemison. After him are Natalie Merchant, Mats Gren, Gail O'Grady, Denis Podalydès, Matthew Glave, Roy Z, and Audrey Niffenegger. Among people deceased in 2022, Kirk Baptiste ranks 652. Before him are Grace Alele-Williams, Roman Kutuzov, Darya Dugina, Volodymyr Struk, Peter Bowles, and Estela Rodríguez. After him are Gábor Csapó, June Brown, Shane Warne, Charlotte Valandrey, Veronica Carlson, and George Pérez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirk Baptiste ranks 14,008 out of 20,380. Before him are Rudy Youngblood (1982), Eddie Jemison (1963), Sarah Chang (1980), Jon Carin (1964), Walter Abel (1898), and Kimberly Kane (1983). After him are Varina Davis (1826), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Ross Marquand (1981), George McGinnis (1950), Natalie Merchant (1963), and Butch Hartman (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kirk Baptiste ranks 461. Before him are Andre Phillips (1959), Jim Fuchs (1927), Anne Henning (1955), Jesper Hansen (null), Michele Mitchell (1962), and Alexander Wilson (null). After him are Dan O'Brien (1966), Trischa Zorn (1964), Ulis Williams (1941), Lesley Bush (1947), Dwight Phillips (1977), and Jim Ryun (1947).

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