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Ralph Boston

1939 - 2023

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Ralph Harold Boston (May 9, 1939 – April 30, 2023) was an American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet (8.2 m) barrier in the long jump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Boston is the 223rd most popular athlete (down from 63rd in 2019), the 4,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,438th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ralph Boston ranks 223 out of 6,025. Before him are Rosemarie Ackermann, Armin Hary, Nadezhda Chizhova, Bob King, Bill Holland, and Aleksander Klumberg. After him are Lina Radke, Herma Bauma, Haile Gebrselassie, David Hall, Dallas Long, and Janusz Kusociński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ralph Boston ranks 216. Before him are Angelo Sormani, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, Elena Obraztsova, Leonid Kanevsky, Patrick Wayne, and Jane Alexander. After him are Jason Miller, Samantha Eggar, Jerry Brudos, Russell Means, Betty Everett, and Yuri Bezmenov. Among people deceased in 2023, Ralph Boston ranks 201. Before him are Klas Lestander, Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Richard Belzer, Bray Wyatt, David Albahari, and Robbie Robertson. After him are Hugh Hudson, Deniz Baykal, Andre Braugher, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Natalie Zemon Davis, and Kadriye Nurmambet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Boston ranks 4,233 out of 20,380. Before him are Chad Coleman (1974), Walter Donaldson (1893), Paula Hawkins (1927), Bill Holland (1874), John W. McCormack (1891), and Damien Chazelle (1985). After him are Ross Perot (1930), Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), Percy Sledge (1941), Patricia McPherson (1954), and Scott Bakula (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ralph Boston ranks 65. Before him are Edwin Moses (1955), Samuel Jones (1880), William Stevenson (1900), Parry O'Brien (1932), Bob King (1906), and Bill Holland (1874). After him are Dallas Long (1940), Bobby Morrow (1935), Carlos Lopes (1947), Charley Borah (1906), James Quinn (1906), and Francis Lane (1874).

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