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Lynn Jennings

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Lynn Alice Jennings (born July 1, 1960) is a retired American long-distance runner. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major disciplines: track, road, and cross country. She won the bronze in the Women's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Lynn Jennings is the 5,364th most popular athlete (down from 4,793rd in 2024), the 18,856th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,282nd in 2019) and the 665th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lynn Jennings ranks 5,364 out of 6,025Before her are Dmitri Soloviev, Maria Borodakova, Jaakko Tallus, Marc Raquil, Sanna Stén, and Stephen Jones. After her are Sergey Shubenkov, Yang Min, Luis Fernando López, Jakub Vadlejch, Aliaksei Abalmasau, and Leslie Deniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Lynn Jennings ranks 1,085Before her are Mike Turner, Gary Cohn, Ashley Crow, Michèle Flournoy, Heather Wilson, and Quarraisha Abdool Karim. After her are Vicky Hartzler, Tim Winton, Aaron Allston, Peter Charles, Poornima, and Paul Satterfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynn Jennings ranks 18,864 out of 20,380Before her are Jamal Mashburn (1972), Thurl Bailey (1961), Erik von Detten (1982), Austin Krajicek (1990), Alexandria Villaseñor (2005), and Holly Randall (1978). After her are Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973), Thomas R. Holtz Jr. (1965), Paul Logan (1973), Cliff Bleszinski (1975), Lord Finesse (1970), and Christopher Daniel Barnes (1972).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lynn Jennings ranks 665Before her are Joanna Hayes (1976), Jason Turner (1975), Dalilah Muhammad (1990), Chryste Gaines (1970), Lee McRae (1966), and Fred Kerley (1995). After her are Leslie Deniz (1962), Maia and Alex Shibutani (1991), Gary Reed (1981), Carlos Condit (1984), Eric Bergoust (1969), and Benjamin Williams (1751).