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Maxie Parks

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Maxwell Lander ("Maxie") Parks (born July 9, 1951) is an American former athlete from Fresno, California. Winner of the USA Olympic Trials in 1976, he did not gain a medal in the individual event (he came fifth), but did become a winner of a gold medal in 4 × 400 m Men's relay race with Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, and Fred Newhouse at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. In the 1970s he competed for the UCLA for several years. In 1977 he ran on the 1977 IAAF Athletics World Cup, anchoring the 4 × 400 m relay team to what appeared to be a runaway victory when he collapsed on the track with a severely pulled hamstring 150 m from the finish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Maxie Parks is the 2,774th most popular athlete (up from 3,149th in 2024), the 198th most popular biography from Syria (down from 195th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Syrian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maxie Parks ranks 2,774 out of 6,025. Before him are Salah Hissou, Aleksandr Potashov, Chris Harris, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Marina Stepanova, and Jörg Freimuth. After him are Nadine Kleinert, Ulis Williams, Lesley Bush, Udo Wagner, Dwight Phillips, and Mohammed Achik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Maxie Parks ranks 700. Before him are Miguel Ángel Gamboa, Peter Chernin, Jim Brewer, Jeff Rawle, Enzo Escobar, and Elena Poptodorova. After him are Lalla Ward, Aleksandr Ivanov, Tony Evers, Tiff Needell, Giuliano Poletti, and Gloria Diaz.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Maxie Parks ranks 198 out of 210. Before him are Yasser Seirawan (1960), Assala Nasri (1969), Randa Kassis (1970), Hevrin Khalaf (1984), Naser Khader (1963), and Bahoz Erdal (1969). After him are Khaled Khalifa (1964), Rima Hassan (1992), Mahmoud Dahoud (1996), Mazen al-Hamada (1977), Ghassan Hitto (1963), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Syria

Among athletes born in Syria, Maxie Parks ranks 2. Before him are Ghada Shouaa (1972). After him are Majd Eddin Ghazal (1987), Man Asaad (1993), Wessam Salamana (1985), Ahmad Hamcho (1992), Aram Mahmoud (1997), Alaa Maso (2000), John Perrin (null), and Mohamad Maso (1993).

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