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Thane Baker

1931 - Today

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Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is an American former sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a new world record of 39.5 seconds. At those Olympics, Baker also won a silver medal in the 100-meter and a bronze in the 200-meter. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thane Baker is the 2,151st most popular athlete (down from 1,964th in 2019), the 11,513th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,074th in 2019) and the 370th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thane Baker ranks 2,151 out of 6,025. Before him are Zoltán Melis, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Jan Peka, Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Pascal Tayot, and Gian Giorgio Trissino. After him are Douglas Lowe, Herb Elliott, Evelin Kaufer, Heikki Ikola, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, and Nikolay Zimyatov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Thane Baker ranks 569. Before him are Romila Thapar, Ernie Banks, Werner Israel, Bruce Halford, Bernie Geoffrion, and Leslie Bricusse. After him are Paulias Matane, Clement Arrindell, Isidore Mankofsky, Teresa Brewer, Barbara Barrie, and Ricardo Vidal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thane Baker ranks 11,515 out of 20,380. Before him are Kurt Sutter (1960), Ja Rule (1976), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), Jim Starlin (1949), Nicki Aycox (1975), and Phyllis Somerville (1943). After him are Abby Mann (1927), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), George Amick (1924), Oliver Hudson (1976), Genesis Rodriguez (1987), and Peter the Aleut (1800).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Thane Baker ranks 370. Before him are Evelyne Hall (1909), Sammy Lee (1920), Billy Mills (1938), Jennison Heaton (1904), George Bonhag (1882), and Henry Seiling (1872). After him are Mae Faggs (1932), Charles Manring (1929), Marshall Wayne (1912), Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Earl Young (1941), and Horace Ashenfelter (1923).

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