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Rod Milburn

1950 - 1997

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Rodney "Rod" Milburn Jr. (May 18, 1950 – November 11, 1997) was an American hurdler who won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the 110 m hurdles. Milburn attended J. S. Clark High School in Opelousas, Louisiana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Milburn is the 2,241st most popular athlete (down from 2,064th in 2024), the 11,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,469th in 2019) and the 388th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rod Milburn ranks 2,241 out of 6,025. Before him are Félix Sánchez, Brigitte Wujak, Katrin Krabbe, Lesley Ashburner, Spyridon Belokas, and Pertti Purhonen. After him are Rainer Schmidt, Valentina Nikonova, Aldo Ghira, Arto Härkönen, Edward Ferry, and Sven Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Rod Milburn ranks 634. Before him are Palhinha, Jurelang Zedkaia, Andy Powell, Xu Rongmao, Carlos Borja, and Masami Kuwashima. After him are Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Mario Soto, Jenny Beavan, Rumyancho Goranov, Phil Alden Robinson, and Jorge Fernández Díaz. Among people deceased in 1997, Rod Milburn ranks 304. Before him are Sheldon Leonard, Lillian Disney, Jean Louis, Roger Laurent, Francis Johnson, and Fyodor Simashev. After him are Santiago Benítez, Denise Levertov, P. H. Newby, Don Messick, Jimmy Witherspoon, and William Alland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rod Milburn ranks 11,999 out of 20,380. Before him are St. Vincent (1982), Billy Higgins (1936), Lesley Ashburner (1883), Alice Hoffman (1952), Martha Plimpton (1970), and Donald Faison (1974). After him are John B. Anderson (1922), Arthur Jensen (1923), Wilfred Benítez (1958), Burn Gorman (1974), Bob McGrath (1932), and Edward Ferry (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Rod Milburn ranks 388. Before him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), Dave Wottle (1950), Kim Turner (1961), Félix Sánchez (1977), and Lesley Ashburner (1883). After him are Edward Ferry (1941), Jack Pierce (1962), Vicki Draves (1924), Foy Draper (1911), Joe Kovacs (1989), and Fortune Gordien (1922).

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