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Leamon King

1936 - 2001

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Leamon King (February 13, 1936 – May 22, 2001) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100-meter sprint for men from 1956 to 1960. King, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, became joint holder of the record on October 20, 1956 in Ontario, California, with a time of 10.1 seconds, equal with Willie Williams and Ira Murchison, and repeated the time a week later in Santa Ana, California. (In 1956, times were only recorded to the nearest tenth of a second.) Ray Norton also recorded a time of 10.1 seconds in 1959. The first person to run unambiguously faster in competition was Armin Hary in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leamon King is the 2,474th most popular athlete (down from 2,158th in 2019), the 12,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,649th in 2019) and the 430th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leamon King ranks 2,474 out of 6,025. Before him are Torfi Bryngeirsson, Tomáš Dvořák, Ilario Di Buò, Peter Angerer, Lü Xiaojun, and Mikhail Burtsev. After him are David Oliver, Jonathan Jones, Anna Chicherova, Kevin Burnham, Lillian Board, and Mihaela Loghin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Leamon King ranks 563. Before him are James Bridges, Sylvia Browne, Alan Hodgkinson, Benito Sarti, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, and Carole Quinton. After him are Bill Hinzman, James Frawley, Jamuna, Fred Neil, Pat Roberts, and Werner von Moltke. Among people deceased in 2001, Leamon King ranks 336. Before him are Tony Ashton, Govan Mbeki, Les Brown, Leon Wilkeson, Imogene Coca, and Régine Cavagnoud. After him are Bertie Mee, Tom Kilburn, Fred Neil, Abraham Beame, Ken Hughes, and Viktor Yakushev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leamon King ranks 12,897 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Glass (1945), William DuVall (1967), William Farnum (1876), Willa Fitzgerald (1991), Orlando Brown (1987), and Martika (1969). After him are Debbie Stabenow (1950), Lisa Eichhorn (1952), Vanessa Ferlito (1980), Michelle Waterson (1986), Jaime Bergman (1975), and David Oliver (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Leamon King ranks 430. Before him are Allyson Felix (1985), Sydney McLaughlin (1999), Steven López (1978), Shi Zhiyong (null), Peter Mueller (1954), and Rusty Wailes (1926). After him are David Oliver (1982), Kevin Burnham (1956), Herman Frazier (1954), Milt Campbell (1933), Lorenzo Wright (1926), and Brad Walker (1981).

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