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Lee Evans

1947 - 2021

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Lee Edward Evans (February 25, 1947 – May 19, 2021) was an American sprinter. He won two gold medals in the 1968 Summer Olympics, setting world records in the 400 meters and the 4 × 400 meters relay, both of which stood for 20 and 24 years respectively. Evans co-founded the Olympic Project for Human Rights and was part of the athlete's boycott and the Black Power movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Evans is the 31st most popular athlete (up from 195th in 2019), the 1,771st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,011th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lee Evans ranks 31 out of 6,025. Before him are Frank Jarvis, Georgios Roubanis, Mike Powell, Archie Hahn, Bruno, and Ronnie Coleman. After him are Luz Long, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Percy Williams, Viktor Saneyev, Felix Baumgartner, and Michael Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Lee Evans ranks 102. Before him are Dwight Schultz, Noritaka Hidaka, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Mariska Veres, Lucas Papademos, and Ljupko Petrović. After him are Klaus Schulze, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Jeffrey DeMunn, Roger De Vlaeminck, David Zucker, and Peter Weller. Among people deceased in 2021, Lee Evans ranks 82. Before him are Hal Holbrook, Lina Wertmüller, Abimael Guzmán, Anne Rice, Larry King, and Noah Gordon. After him are Walter Mondale, Larry Flynt, Kim Yong-ju, Mamnoon Hussain, Bernard Tapie, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Evans ranks 1,771 out of 20,380. Before him are William C. McCool (1961), Hugh Glass (1783), Paul Ryan (1970), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Kaley Cuoco (1985), and Karen Uhlenbeck (1942). After him are Fred Ward (1942), Patrick McGoohan (1928), John Fogerty (1945), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Benjamin Butler (1818), and Paul Stanley (1952).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lee Evans ranks 14. Before him are Charley Paddock (1900), Dick Fosbury (1947), Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), Archie Hahn (1880), and Ronnie Coleman (1964). After him are Michael Johnson (1967), Ray Ewry (1873), Greg Bell (1930), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), and Arthur Blake (1872).

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