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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Kirk Baptiste is the 2,733rd most popular athlete (up from 2,991st in 2019), the 13,953rd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,860th in 2019) and the 463rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kirk Baptiste ranks 2,733 out of 6,025. Before him are Philippe Omnès, Dong Hyun Kim, Constanța Burcică, Voitto Hellsten, Paula Radcliffe, and Joseph Keter. After him are Hiromi Taniguchi, Robson da Silva, Marina Wilke, Lars Riedel, Gabriele Löwe, and José Manuel Abascal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kirk Baptiste ranks 687. Before him are Olga Chernyavskaya, Martin Brunner, Luca Fusi, Pauline Lafont, Guildo Horn, and Damian Chapa. After him are Natalie Merchant, Mats Gren, Gail O'Grady, Matthew Glave, Roy Z, and Audrey Niffenegger. Among people deceased in 2022, Kirk Baptiste ranks 650. Before him are Howard Hesseman, Grace Alele-Williams, 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 13,957 out of 20,380. Before him are Greg Berlanti (1972), Rudy Youngblood (1982), 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 463. 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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