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Vonetta Flowers

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Vonetta Flowers (née Jeffery; born October 29, 1973) is an American bobsledder. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Vonetta Flowers is the 7,626th most popular athlete (down from 6,589th in 2024), the 20,959th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,757th in 2019) and the 836th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vonetta Flowers ranks 7,626 out of 6,025. Before her are Hallgeir Engebråten, Andrei Makoveev, Bruno Rosetti, Adem Boudjemline, Josef Dostál, and María Xiao. After her are Des Abbott, Park Tae-joon, Emily Maguire, Ancuţa Stoenescu, Brooke Raboutou, and Jessica Gallagher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Vonetta Flowers ranks 1,412. Before her are Alyson Court, Shane Rose, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Shiney Ahuja, Sanela Diana Jenkins, and Sandali Sinha. After her are Lamont Bentley, Andy Hicks, Stewart Cink, Reham Khan, Faith Idehen, and Rebecca Lobo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vonetta Flowers ranks 20,967 out of 20,380. Before her are Audrey Whitby (1996), Brittany Howard (1988), Emily Hart (1986), Lee Kiefer (1994), David Lambert (1993), and Dahntay Jones (1980). After her are Maya Moore (1989), Dante Cunningham (1987), Allie DeBerry (1994), Kenny Cooper (1984), Tyrus Thomas (1986), and Lamont Bentley (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Vonetta Flowers ranks 836. Before her are Ryan Whiting (1986), Chloe Kim (2000), Tara Cunningham (1972), Zhang Mo (null), Matt Schnobrich (1978), and Chaunté Lowe (1984). After her are Brooke Raboutou (2001), Francena McCorory (1988), Lawrence Johnson (1974), Sheena Tosta (1982), Kelly Willie (1982), and Micah Boyd (1982).

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