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Mel Patton

1924 - 2014

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Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who set the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash in 1948. He also set a 220 yd world record in 1949 on a straightaway of 20.2, breaking the record held by Jesse Owens. Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was ranked first in the world in the 100 m and 200 m events in 1947 and 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Patton is the 579th most popular athlete (up from 813th in 2019), the 6,304th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,488th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mel Patton ranks 579 out of 6,025. Before him are Frederick Lorz, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Ingrid Gulbin, Roger Beaufrand, Don Bragg, and Oreste Puliti. After him are Louis Hostin, Vasily Rudenkov, Giorgio Chiavacci, Caroline Smith, Albert Hill, and Heikki Liimatainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mel Patton ranks 304. Before him are Raoul Coutard, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Theodore Bikel, Thomas Berger, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Ken Green. After him are Jimmy Gardner, Arkady Vorobyov, Rafael Iglesias, Phyllis Schlafly, Erika Mahringer, and Jane Greer. Among people deceased in 2014, Mel Patton ranks 277. Before him are Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Špegelj, Thomas Berger, Brian Hart, Glen A. Larson, and Ian Paisley. After him are Samih al-Qasim, Louise Brough, Alice Coachman, Brian G. Hutton, Frans van der Lugt, and Victor J. Stenger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 6,305 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Burnham (1846), Dana White (1969), Lou Gramm (1950), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), Leon Russell (1942), and Philip H. Dybvig (1955). After him are Rosario Dawson (1979), Leslie Uggams (1943), Kenneth Mars (1935), Bobby Seale (1936), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), and Louis C.K. (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 140. Before him are John Mulcahy (1876), Frank Wykoff (1909), Marc Wright (1890), James Juvenal (1874), Frederick Lorz (1884), and Don Bragg (1935). After him are Caroline Smith (1906), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Alice Coachman (1923), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), George Horine (1890), and Glenn Morris (1912).

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