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Cliff Bourland

1921 - 2018

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Clifford Frederick Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, of a German mother and an American father, Bourland ran in a competition for the first time in 1932. Graduating from Venice High School in Los Angeles, Bourland enrolled to University of Southern California and was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Bourland has received more than 34,014 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Bourland is the 1,197th most popular athlete, the 9,405th most popular biography from United States and the 217th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cliff Bourland ranks 1,197 out of 3,059Before him are Frank Waller, László Berti, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Kalle Jalkanen, Jack Cameron, and Cecil Griffiths. After him are Jayne Torvill, Erika Lechner, Anfisa Reztsova, Gunhild Hoffmeister, Jorge Llopart, and Garrett Serviss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Cliff Bourland ranks 370Before him are Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, Gordon Thomas, Walter Kaufmann, Sheb Wooley, and Patricia Wrightson. After him are François Picard, Brian Moore, Kurt Marti, Johnny Otis, Erwin Hahn, and Geoffrey Crossley. Among people deceased in 2018, Cliff Bourland ranks 416Before him are Albin Vidović, Afonso Dhlakama, Carlo Vanzina, Alfredo del Águila, Peter G. Peterson, and Edwin Hawkins. After him are Warwick Estevam Kerr, Mark Salling, Horace Ashenfelter, Arthur Schnabel, George Deukmejian, and Marielle Franco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 9,405 out of 18,182Before him are Angus King (1944), James Deen (1986), Robert Byrne (1928), Gray Davis (1942), Annabeth Gish (1971), and Sean Michaels (1958). After him are Eileen Davidson (1959), Norman Johnson (1930), Brian Gottfried (1952), Samuel George Morton (1799), William Wallace Denslow (1856), and Matthew Henson (1866).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 217Before him are Conn Findlay (1930), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Emmett Toppino (1909), Willie Steele (1923), Frank Waller (1884), and Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918). After him are Calvin Smith (1961), Oscar Osthoff (1883), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Fred Tootell (1902), and John Taylor (1883).