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Nick Hysong

1971 - Today

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Nick E. Hysong (born December 9, 1971) is an American athlete competing in the men's pole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Hyson is also a respectable sprinter, having run 100 m in 10.27 s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Hysong is the 4,082nd most popular athlete (down from 3,912th in 2024), the 17,177th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,146th in 2019) and the 582nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1971, Nick Hysong ranks 978. Before him are György Mizsei, Tsutomu Nishino, Pascal Renier, Masahide Kawamoto, Sergei Mandreko, and Qian Hong. After him are Jared Palmer, Francesco Mussoni, Kenichi Sugano, Tatsuya Morishige, Aleksander Delchev, and Mack 10.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nick Hysong ranks 17,184 out of 20,380. Before him are Rashad Evans (1979), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (1968), Rebecca Sugar (1987), Clay Shirky (1964), Gable Steveson (2000), and Brent Sexton (1967). After him are John Dye (1963), Megalyn Echikunwoke (1983), Patrick Stump (1984), Al Roker (1954), Avery Johnson (1965), and Pendleton Ward (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Nick Hysong ranks 586. Before him are Susanna Kallur (1981), Joe Greene (1967), Denean Howard (1964), Ray Armstead (1960), Carlette Guidry-White (1968), Kayla Harrison (1990), Steven Holcomb (1980), Lisa Fernandez (1971), Bill Christian (1938), and Matthew Emmons (1981). After him are Janay DeLoach Soukup (1985), and Mark Johnson (1957).

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