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Earl Young

1941 - Today

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Earl Verdelle Young (born February 14, 1941) is a retired American sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay setting a new world record at 3.02.2. He finished sixth in 400 m, in a time of 45.9 s that matched the former Olympic Record. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Young has received more than 7,444 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Earl Young is the 1,241st most popular athlete (up from 1,778th in 2019), the 8,751st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,123rd in 2019) and the 227th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.09

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  • 1.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Earl Young ranks 1,241 out of 6,025. Before him are Julius Körner, Spyridon Belokas, Steve Anderson, Matt McGrath, Ferdinand Feyerick, and Herb Elliott. After him are Auguste Serrurier, John Svanberg, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Nino Bibbia, Arne Halse, and Hiroshi Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Earl Young ranks 510. Before him are Vittore Gottardi, Irina Petrescu, Helga Niessen Masthoff, Aníbal Tarabini, Heidi Biebl, and José Carlos. After him are Wolfgang Hofmann, Sadhana Shivdasani, Jackie DeShannon, Christopher Jones, Wilfrid Napier, and Teodor Meleșcanu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Young ranks 8,751 out of 20,380. Before him are G. Gordon Liddy (1930), John F. Kelly (1950), Gerry Goffin (1939), John Romero (1967), Craig Bierko (1964), and Mike Dunleavy (1961). After him are David Frankel (1959), Lucille La Verne (1872), R. C. Sproul (1939), Harvey Korman (1927), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), and Toni Basil (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Earl Young ranks 227. Before him are Joseph Dempsey (1875), Jack Shea (1910), Alvah Meyer (1888), Ivan Brown (1908), Guinn Smith (1920), and Steve Anderson (1906). After him are Frederick Moloney (1882), Herman Groman (1882), Alan Washbond (1899), John Powell (1947), Clarence Pinkston (1900), and Horatio Fitch (1900).

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