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Ronnie Ray Smith

1949 - 2013

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Ronald Ray Smith (March 28, 1949 – March 31, 2013) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He attended San Jose State College during the "Speed City" era, coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter and graduating in sociology. At the 1968 AAU Championships, Ronnie Ray Smith equaled the 100 m world record in the semifinal, repeating the same time of 9.9 which was run by Jim Hines in the same race and Charles Greene in the other semifinal of the same competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Ray Smith has received more than 53,695 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Ray Smith is the 1,625th most popular athlete (down from 1,270th in 2019), the 10,119th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,654th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 2.12

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ronnie Ray Smith ranks 1,625 out of 6,025. Before him are Bohuslav Karlík, Ernesto Canto, Dave Wottle, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, Tia Hellebaut, and Zygmunt Chychła. After him are Gisela Birkemeyer, Ruurd Leegstra, Angelo Vanzin, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Mary Peters, and Dorothy Shirley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ronnie Ray Smith ranks 605. Before him are Lauren Shuler Donner, Bruno Forte, Gloria Hendry, Irene Pepperberg, Mircea Diaconu, and Boy Hayje. After him are Leon Rippy, Ingrid Newkirk, Piero Fassino, Suthep Thaugsuban, Masaaki Shirakawa, and Daniel DiNardo. Among people deceased in 2013, Ronnie Ray Smith ranks 431. Before him are Sayan Sanya, Yvonne Brill, Stan Vickers, Sharon Stouder, Peter Geach, and Milo O'Shea. After him are Robert Byrne, Gordon Thomas, Taisia Chenchik, Ebbe Parsner, Malachi Throne, and Magic Slim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronnie Ray Smith ranks 10,119 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Kerrey (1943), Sydnee Steele (1968), Tracy Scoggins (1953), Pearl Bailey (1918), Robin Morgan (1941), and Zebulon Pike (1779). After him are Katie Couric (1957), Gladys Egan (1900), Rakim (1968), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Johnny Sheffield (1931), and Herbert Boyer (1936).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ronnie Ray Smith ranks 284. Before him are Ollan Cassell (1937), Bob Hayes (1942), William Thompson (1908), Charles Grimes (1935), Charles Kieffer (1910), and Dave Wottle (1950). After him are John Miller (1903), Leroy Burrell (1967), William Hogenson (1884), Isabelle Daniels (1937), Alfred Lane (1891), and Carl Osburn (1884).

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