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Roy Cochran

1919 - 1981

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LeRoy Braxton Cochran (January 6, 1919 – September 26, 1981) was an American sprinter and hurdler, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Richton, Mississippi, as the ninth of ten children to a sportive family. Cochran played football and was a one-man track team in the high school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Cochran has received more than 26,455 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Roy Cochran is the 772nd most popular athlete (up from 852nd in 2019), the 7,819th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,125th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roy Cochran ranks 772 out of 3,059. Before him are Jorma Valkama, Jacques Lataste, George Parker, William Petersson, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, and Pekka Vasala. After him are Imre Harangi, Alberto Pellegrino, Willem Slijkhuis, Jacques Cariou, Guy Butler, and Nils Täpp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Roy Cochran ranks 262. Before him are Finn Helgesen, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Cláudio Santoro, Pief Panofsky, Kira Zvorykina, and Gevorg Emin. After him are Folke Alnevik, Strother Martin, Aldo Campatelli, Dries van der Lof, Patricia Medina, and Cornelia Fort. Among people deceased in 1981, Roy Cochran ranks 198. Before him are Ariel Durant, Antero Kivi, Francesca Woodman, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, and Karl Struss. After him are Guy Butler, Carleton S. Coon, Wilfried Puis, Henry Eyring, Gustaf Dyrssen, and Paddy Chayefsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Cochran ranks 7,819 out of 18,182. Before him are Hoyt Axton (1938), Walter Murch (1943), Ashley Greene (1987), DeLisle Stewart (1870), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), and Frank Knox (1874). After him are Norman Foster (1903), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Rob Bourdon (1979), Ralph Metcalfe (1910), Sean Lennon (1975), and Mary Carlisle (1914).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Roy Cochran ranks 148. Before him are Andy Stanfield (1927), Alice Coachman (1923), Ed Hamm (1906), Paul Pilgrim (1883), John Bray (1875), and Dallas Long (1940). After him are Glenn Morris (1912), Daniel Kelly (1883), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Ray Barbuti (1905), Mike Larrabee (1933), and Pat McCormick (1930).

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