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Maurice Greene

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Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been achieved by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Greene is the 300th most popular athlete (up from 656th in 2019), the 4,810th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,827th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maurice Greene ranks 300 out of 6,025. Before him are Frank Waller, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Prosper Bruggeman, Karen Hoff, Jürgen Schult, and Frank Loomis. After him are Merlene Ottey, Faina Melnik, Galina Zybina, Carlo Agostoni, Ron Clarke, and Eero Lehtonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Maurice Greene ranks 68. Before him are James Blunt, Konstantin Novoselov, Nuno Espírito Santo, Misha Collins, Elizabeth Banks, and Ryan Phillippe. After him are Ninoslav Marina, Hans-Jörg Butt, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Kovač, Ramin Djawadi, and Sylvain Wiltord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice Greene ranks 4,810 out of 20,380. Before him are Greg LeMond (1961), Chico Marx (1887), Joseph Strauss (1870), Sandra Harding (1935), Richard Harrison (1936), and James Hillman (1926). After him are Kevin McCarthy (1914), Gabriel Almond (1911), Bill W. (1895), Yusef Lateef (1920), Richie Havens (1941), and Art Pepper (1925).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Maurice Greene ranks 85. Before him are Bill Miller (1912), Larry Black (1951), Jim Thorpe (1887), Eddie Tolan (1908), Frank Waller (1884), and Frank Loomis (1896). After him are John Carlos (1945), Edward Marsh (1874), Al Oerter (1936), Ralph Rose (1885), John Geiger (1873), and Truxtun Hare (1878).

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