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Walter Dix

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Walter Dix (born January 31, 1986) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the seventh-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, with a best of 9.88 (9.80w) seconds. He was the only track athlete from USA to win 2 individual Olympic medals in Beijing. Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete, setting a state record in the 100 m and trying out for the US Olympic Team at the age of eighteen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Dix is the 4,871st most popular athlete (down from 3,429th in 2024), the 18,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,178th in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Walter Dix ranks 4,871 out of 6,025. Before him are Sven Riederer, Jiang Lin, Liam Parsons, Kyoko Iwasaki, Álvaro Martín, and Elijah Manangoi. After him are Olga Vasdeki, Frank Rutherford, Eldaniz Azizli, Mykhailo Romanchuk, Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa, and Polina Guryeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Walter Dix ranks 970. Before him are Andrej Gaćina, Luca Marin, Cheikh N'Doye, Bernard Parker, Chen Jin, and Magomedrasul Majidov. After him are Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, Andreas Beck, Foxi Kéthévoama, Yu Yang, Tereza Kerndlová, and Sally Pearson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Dix ranks 18,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Shaun Donovan (1966), Tiya Sircar (1982), Matthew Mercer (1982), David Lee (1982), Robin Lopez (1988), and Reno Wilson (1969). After him are Maurice Harkless (1993), Rochelle Stevens (1966), Quin Snyder (1966), Charlie Barnett (1988), Cathy Turner (1962), and Matt Keeslar (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Walter Dix ranks 631. Before him are Cynthia Eckert (1965), Valarie Allman (1995), Monique Hennagan (1976), Paul Gonzales (1964), Paul Foerster (1963), and Brian Shimer (1962). After him are Rochelle Stevens (1966), Grant Holloway (1997), Lance Deal (1961), Lindsey Van (1984), Jessica Springsteen (1991), and Jeanette Bolden (1960).

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