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Mildrette Netter

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Mildrette Netter (born June 16, 1948, in Rosedale, Mississippi) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters. She competed for the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 4 × 100 meters where she won the gold medal with her teammates Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, and Wyomia Tyus. The relay Netter was a part of set the world record with a time of 42.88. Netter also competed in the 1972 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mildrette Netter is the 3,132nd most popular athlete (down from 1,846th in 2024), the 15,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,725th in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1948, Mildrette Netter ranks 775Before her are Nancy Lynch, Kapil Sibal, William M. Daley, Ian Hallam, Steve Wilhite, and Teresa Graves. After her are Dave Heineman, Farooq Sheikh, Tom Coburn, Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, and Jay Thomas.

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mildrette Netter ranks 498Before her are Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Jessica Monroe (1966), Dawn Harper-Nelson (1984), Darrell Pace (1956), George Poage (1880), and Esther Jones (1969). After her are Carol Lewis (1963), Noah Lyles (1997), Butch Reynolds (1964), Joe DeLoach (1967), Aries Merritt (1985), and Beth Heiden (1959).