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Mel Patton

1924 - 2014

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Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton (Los Angeles, 16 de novembro de 1924 – Fallbrook, 9 de maio de 2014) foi um velocista e campeão olímpico norte-americano. Um estudante da Universidade do Sul da Califórnia que ficou conhecido como "rei dos velocistas" durante seus três anos de competição em alto nível no fim dos anos 40, quebrou ou igualou os recordes mundiais das 100 e 220 jardas entre 1947 e 1949, neste último superando a marca mundial antes estabelecida por Jesse Owens para as 220 jardas em 20s2. Durante as qualificatórias norte-americanas para os Jogos de Londres 1948 ele sofreu uma rara derrota para o compatriota Barney Ewell na final dos 100 m rasos; classificado em segundo lugar para disputar os Jogos, ficou apenas em quinto na final olímpica desta distância. Superou esta derrota rara porém, conquistando uma medalha de ouro nos 200 m rasos e uma segunda integrando o revezamento 4x100 m junto com Harrison Dillard, Lorenzo Wright e o próprio Ewell. Leia mais na Wikipédia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Patton is the 579th most popular atleta (up from 813th in 2024), the 6,308th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,488th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Atleta.

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Among atletas, Mel Patton ranks 579 out of 6,025. Before him are Frederick Lorz, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Ingrid Gulbin, Roger Beaufrand, Don Bragg, and Oreste Puliti. After him are Louis Hostin, Vasily Rudenkov, Giorgio Chiavacci, Caroline Smith, Albert Hill, and Heikki Liimatainen.

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Among people born in 1924, Mel Patton ranks 304. Before him are Raoul Coutard, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Theodore Bikel, Thomas Berger, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Ken Green. After him are Jimmy Gardner, Arkady Vorobyov, Rafael Iglesias, Phyllis Schlafly, Erika Mahringer, and Jane Greer. Among people deceased in 2014, Mel Patton ranks 277. Before him are Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Špegelj, Thomas Berger, Brian Hart, Glen A. Larson, and Ian Paisley. After him are Samih al-Qasim, Louise Brough, Alice Coachman, Brian G. Hutton, Frans van der Lugt, and Victor J. Stenger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 6,309 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Burnham (1846), Dana White (1969), Lou Gramm (1950), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), Leon Russell (1942), and Philip H. Dybvig (1955). After him are Rosario Dawson (1979), Leslie Uggams (1943), Kenneth Mars (1935), Bobby Seale (1936), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), and Louis C.K. (1967).

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Among Atletas In United States

Among atletas born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 140. Before him are John Mulcahy (1876), Frank Wykoff (1909), Marc Wright (1890), James Juvenal (1874), Frederick Lorz (1884), and Don Bragg (1935). After him are Caroline Smith (1906), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Alice Coachman (1923), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), George Horine (1890), and Glenn Morris (1912).

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