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Lillian Board

1948 - 1970

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Lillian Barbara Board, (13 December 1948 – 26 December 1970) was a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens. Her career was cut short in 1970 when she developed the colorectal cancer that within months would claim her life at the age of 22. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Board is the 2,479th most popular athlete (down from 1,608th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 168th in 2019) and the 13th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lillian Board ranks 2,479 out of 6,025. Before her are Mikhail Burtsev, Leamon King, David Oliver, Jonathan Jones, Anna Chicherova, and Kevin Burnham. After her are Mihaela Loghin, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Boris Kokorev, Li Meisu, Tatyana Providokhina, and Olga Nazarova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Lillian Board ranks 731. Before her are Kiki Caron, Guy Gardner, William Hootkins, Kathleen Sebelius, Elliott Abrams, and Slavko Obadov. After her are Neil Warnock, Tino Insana, Jeff Baxter, Errol Morris, Jacky Duguépéroux, and Calvin Murphy. Among people deceased in 1970, Lillian Board ranks 259. Before her are Chester Morris, Charles Olson, Richard Cushing, Earl Hooker, Marjorie Rambeau, and Louis Fischer. After her are William Beaudine, Booker Ervin, Preston Foster, Patricia Ellis, and Rose McConnell Long.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Lillian Board ranks 228 out of 454. Before her are Candice Swanepoel (1988), Mike Melvill (1940), Benni McCarthy (1977), Beyers Naudé (1915), Adam Rose (1979), and Jerome Damon (1972). After her are Louis Hayward (1909), Antjie Krog (1952), Austin Stevens (1950), Wayne Ferreira (1971), Penelope Coelen (1940), and Ian Hunter (1900).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Lillian Board ranks 13. Before her are Marjorie Clark (1909), Christian Gitsham (1888), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Cecil McMaster (1895), Clarence Walker (1898), and Clarence Oldfield (1899). After her are Stefan Mitrović (null), Leal (null), Caster Semenya (1991), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), and Zola Budd (1966).

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