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Derrick Adkins

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Derrick Ralph Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and World Champion at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He was the fastest man in the world in the 1994 and 1996 seasons, and holds a personal record of 47.54 seconds. Adkins was a two-time national champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Derrick Adkins is the 3,486th most popular athlete (down from 3,199th in 2024), the 16,067th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,705th in 2019) and the 527th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derrick Adkins ranks 3,486 out of 6,025. Before him are Enrique Míguez, Charlie Spedding, Andrey Silnov, Daniel Komen, Michele Frangilli, and Jordi Calafat. After him are Janne Lahtela, László Fidel, Dorothee Schneider, Davis Kamoga, Aleksandr Popov, and Natalya Nazarova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Derrick Adkins ranks 833. Before him are Mark Kirchner, Makoto Yonekura, Niko Eeckhout, Guido Fulst, Ken Ishikawa, and Rosey. After him are Roel Reiné, Morgan Johansson, Markus Gier, Josh Green, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Rintje Ritsma.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 16,074 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Bryan (1937), Bijou Phillips (1980), Kali Uchis (1994), Rosey (1970), Gregg Binkley (1963), and JoJo (1990). After him are Cupcakke (1997), Michael Reilly Burke (1964), Chris Smith (1953), Scott Silver (1964), Sepp Kuss (1994), and Alcee Hastings (1936).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Derrick Adkins ranks 527. Before him are Mel Pender (1937), Kim Batten (1969), Kai Greene (1975), Chandra Cheeseborough (1959), Jeff Henderson (1989), and Alan Forney (1960). After him are John Capel Jr. (1978), Dwight Stones (1953), DeAnna Price (1993), Sam Graddy (1964), Betsy Beard (1961), and Dennis Mitchell (1966).

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