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Randy Barnes

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Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics. Only three throwers have been within 40 centimetres (16 in) of his outdoor world record since it was set. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Randy Barnes is the 2,199th most popular athlete (down from 1,347th in 2024), the 11,830th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,177th in 2019) and the 381st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Randy Barnes ranks 2,199 out of 6,025. Before him are Steve Ovett, Iván García, Piet Kleine, Žydrūnas Savickas, Thủy Nguyên district, and Nijolė Sabaitė. After him are Ulrike Bruns, Tirunesh Dibaba, Wilbur Thompson, Jochen Schümann, Svetlana Masterkova, and Tatyana Lebedeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Randy Barnes ranks 435. Before him are Pau Donés, Andrey Lugovoy, Rok Petrovič, Mohammed Chaouch, Shigemitsu Egawa, and Jing Haipeng. After him are Peter Tschentscher, Timothy Ray Brown, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, Erling Jevne, Leilani Sarelle, and Jes Høgh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Barnes ranks 11,832 out of 20,380. Before him are Rowland V. Lee (1891), Arabian Prince (1965), Rip Taylor (1931), Joe Walsh (1961), Bill Watterson (1958), and Francis Johnson (1910). After him are Loren Shriver (1944), A. E. Douglass (1867), Dolores Fuller (1923), Henry M. Jackson (1912), Jodi Benson (1961), and Richard Price (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Randy Barnes ranks 381. Before him are Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Earl Young (1941), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Tris Speaker (1888), Louise Ritter (1958), and William D'Amico (1910). After him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), Dave Wottle (1950), Kim Turner (1961), Félix Sánchez (1977), and Lesley Ashburner (1883).

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