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Michelle Carter

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Michelle Denee Carter (born October 12, 1985) is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in shot put. She won a gold medal in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first American woman to win Olympic gold in shot put and only the second to medal in the event. Carter is the former American record holder in the event with a distance of 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in) set at the 2016 Olympic Games. She was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michelle Carter is the 4,029th most popular athlete (up from 4,211th in 2019), the 17,399th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,606th in 2019) and the 593rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michelle Carter ranks 4,030 out of 6,025. Before her are Isaac Makwala, Andy Turner, Sarah Jones, Carlos Ramírez, Deepa Malik, Pedro García Aguado, and Kelly Holmes. After her are Danuta Kozák, Yuliya Gushchina, Daniel Ballart, Sherone Simpson, and Eunice Jepkorir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Michelle Carter ranks 776. Before her are Arden Cho, Laura Sánchez, Artem Fedetskyi, Isaac Makwala, Ayahi Takagaki, and Anton Korobov. After her are Benjamin Karl, Ida Alstad, Renée Felice Smith, Mathilde Johansson, Branislau Samoilau, and Sebastian Langeveld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michelle Carter ranks 17,411 out of 20,380. Before her are Daniel T. Barry (1953), Will Pan (1980), Craig Mack (1970), Pete Parada (1973), Earl Ray Tomblin (1952), Pervis Ellison (1967), Pat Summitt (1952), Sarah Jones (null), Mark Sanford (1960), Michael DeLuise (1969), and Jackson Robert Scott (2008). After her are Jonathan Blow (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Michelle Carter ranks 593. Before her are Mark Breland (1963), Anthuan Maybank (1969), Richard Stebbins (1945), Jearl Miles Clark (1966), Sarah Robles (1988), and Sarah Jones (null). After her are Timothy Mack (1972), John Godina (1972), Stephanie Brown Trafton (1979), Kim Graham (1971), Thomas Murray (null), and Alvin Harrison (1974).

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