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Erik Kynard

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Erik Kynard Jr. (born February 3, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a 21-year-old, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump. His silver medal was upgraded to gold in 2021 upon the disqualification of original champion Ivan Ukhov from Russia for doping. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Kynard is the 4,184th most popular athlete (up from 6,703rd in 2024), the 17,351st most popular biography from United States (up from 19,830th in 2019) and the 590th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erik Kynard ranks 4,184 out of 6,025. Before him are Robina Muqimyar, Valeriy Medvedtsev, Kerstin Kowalski, Xabier Fernández, Csaba Horváth, and Ioan Grigoraș. After him are Svetlana Bazhanova, Dmitry Klokov, Martina Strutz, Patrick Sang, Chris Wood, and Wiradech Kothny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Erik Kynard ranks 470. Before him are Devon Bostick, Esapekka Lappi, Kristian Karlsson, Bae Woo-hee, Rodrigo Corrales, and Peggy Gou. After him are Shin Ji-min, Tanya Dziahileva, Bjørn Maars Johnsen, Farruko, Nam Woo-hyun, and Erin Sanders.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Kynard ranks 17,358 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Bradford (1979), Katelyn Nacon (1999), Sonny Sandoval (1973), Michael Mosley (1978), Lev Grossman (1969), and Daveed Diggs (1982). After him are Rich Franklin (1974), Zach King (1990), Louis Ozawa Changchien (1975), Omri Katz (1976), Amber Riley (1986), and Beth Riesgraf (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Erik Kynard ranks 590. Before him are Bill Christian (1938), Matthew Emmons (1981), Nick Hysong (1971), Janay DeLoach Soukup (1985), Mark Johnson (1957), and Lee Thompson (null). After him are Jeff Pain (1970), Melissa Morrison-Howard (1971), Mark Gorski (1960), Elizabeth Armstrong (1983), Christian Taylor (1990), and Kevin Robinzine (1966).

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