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Calvin Smith

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Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100-meter relay in 1984. He was born in Bolton, Mississippi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Calvin Smith is the 1,839th most popular athlete (down from 746th in 2024), the 10,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,178th in 2019) and the 335th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Calvin Smith ranks 1,839 out of 6,025. Before him are Ardalion Ignatyev, Joshua Cheptegei, Ferenc Török, Elemér Somfay, András Szente, and Josiah McCracken. After him are Vladimir Yashchenko, Ernst Larsen, Václav Havel, Uwe Hohn, Claudia Testoni, and Aldo Montano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Calvin Smith ranks 444. Before him are Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Mark Messier, Francis Ng, Stanislav Griga, Andrés Calamaro, and Pamela Melroy. After him are John Byrne, Karin Enke, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Bodil Jørgensen, Anton Josipović, and Can Dündar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Calvin Smith ranks 10,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Mamie Till (1921), Megan Mullally (1958), Charles Cullen (1960), Robert Keith (1898), Pamela Melroy (1961), and Rakim (1968). After him are Carol Shields (1935), Gary Gordon (1960), Joel Glazer (1970), Tom Tryon (1926), John C. Malone (1941), and Marion Leonard (1881).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Calvin Smith ranks 335. Before him are Curtis Stevens (1898), Earl Eby (1894), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Justin Gatlin (1982), Ron Freeman (1947), and Josiah McCracken (1874). After him are James Corson (1906), Norman Taber (1891), Tommy Kono (1930), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Gilbert Colgate (1899), and Marilee Stepan (1935).

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