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Wyomia Tyus

1945 - Today

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Wyomia Tyus (pronunciation: why-o-mi; born August 29, 1945) is a retired American track and field sprinter, and the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m (a feat since duplicated by Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt, and Elaine Thompson-Herah). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wyomia Tyus is the 334th most popular athlete (up from 649th in 2019), the 5,005th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,806th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wyomia Tyus ranks 334 out of 6,025. Before her are Bo Lindman, Truxtun Hare, Sergey Litvinov, Albert Gutterson, Kevin Young, and Lis Hartel. After her are Morris Kirksey, Henry Russell, Charles Dvorak, Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, and Nawal El Moutawakel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Wyomia Tyus ranks 300. Before her are Peter Lamborn Wilson, Bob Peck, Jim Davis, Christophe, Jean Ragnotti, and Jean-Claude Izzo. After her are Bob Balaban, Tom Segev, Pietro Grasso, Edoardo Reja, Sandro de América, and Paul Kennedy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wyomia Tyus ranks 5,005 out of 20,380. Before her are L. Q. Jones (1927), Kevin Nash (1959), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), Stephen Krashen (1941), and Jeff Hanneman (1964). After her are Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Bob Balaban (1945), Ted Williams (1918), John C. Frémont (1813), Barry Newman (1938), and Eric Dolphy (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Wyomia Tyus ranks 94. Before her are Al Oerter (1936), Ralph Rose (1885), John Geiger (1873), Truxtun Hare (1878), Albert Gutterson (1887), and Kevin Young (1966). After her are Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), Charles Dvorak (1878), Harry Stenqvist (1893), George Baird (1907), and Helen Stephens (1918).

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