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Bruce Harlan

1926 - 1959

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Bruce Ira Harlan (January 2, 1926 – June 22, 1959) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal.Harlan was a high school wrestler and pole vaulter in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Harlan coached diving at the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1959. On June 21, 1959 he took part in a diving exhibition in Fairfield, Connecticut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce Harlan has received more than 21,262 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Harlan is the 1,751st most popular athlete, the 12,045th most popular biography from United States and the 329th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 15

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bruce Harlan ranks 1,751 out of 3,059Before him are Gerry Ashworth, Nikolay Kruglov, Nikolay Sidorov, Nate Brooks, Tudor Casapu, and Remigijus Valiulis. After him are Serafim Todorov, Peter Angerer, Jennison Heaton, Margitta Pufe, Dayron Robles, and Ulrika Knape.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bruce Harlan ranks 471Before him are Tulsi Giri, Hazel Court, June Haver, J. P. Donleavy, Yash Pal, and Alex Groza. After him are Mathilde Krim, Lorenzo Wright, Dennis Wilshaw, Joan Lorring, Bud Yorkin, and Johnny Boyd. Among people deceased in 1959, Bruce Harlan ranks 189Before him are Paul Douglas, Stanley Spencer, Kenneth Anderson, Arvi Pohjanpää, James Gleason, and Al LeConey. After him are Wayne Morris and Lal Bokhari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Harlan ranks 12,045 out of 18,182Before him are Richard Biggs (1960), Goldust (1969), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Mauricio Ochmann (1977), Don Muraco (1949), and Hyapatia Lee (1960). After him are Emily Osment (1992), Gail Patrick (1911), Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Sam Witwer (1977), Dorothy Height (1912), and Brian Stepanek (1971).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bruce Harlan ranks 329Before him are Ivan Dresser (1896), Ken Myers (1896), Félix Sánchez (1977), Jon Drummond (1968), Gerry Ashworth (1942), and Nate Brooks (1933). After him are Jennison Heaton (1904), Clarence DeMar (1888), Marcell Jacobs (1994), Earl Young (1941), Willie Banks (1956), and Joan Benoit (1957).