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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 28,827 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Cochran is the 730th most popular athlete (up from 772nd in 2019), the 7,149th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,804th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roy Cochran ranks 730 out of 6,025. Before him are Edwin Hedley, Miloslava Rezková, Jorma Kinnunen, Ferenc Sidó, William Jordan, and Henri Tauzin. After him are Ed Hamm, Ileana Silai, Johan Jarlén, Frederick Schule, Steve Redgrave, and Arthur Jonath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Roy Cochran ranks 262. Before him are Alain Bosquet, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Richard Bergmann, Patricia Medina, Fritz Schwab, and Nina Dumbadze. After him are Frances Bay, Jocelyn Brando, Cláudio Santoro, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Axel von dem Bussche, and Lance Macklin. Among people deceased in 1981, Roy Cochran ranks 201. Before him are Tadeusz Baird, Álvaro Cunqueiro, José María Minella, Frances Yates, Aníbal Ciocca, and Suat Hayri Ürgüplü. After him are Wilfried Puis, Rudolf Viertl, Jan Burgers, Ichikawa Fusae, János Pilinszky, and Vera-Ellen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Cochran ranks 7,149 out of 20,380. Before him are William Jordan (1898), Michael Badalucco (1954), Mick Thomson (1973), Michael Cristofer (1945), Bobby Vee (1943), and Barbara Hale (1922). After him are Guy Kawasaki (1954), Robert Hays (1947), James Foley (1973), Stephen Hunter (1946), Ed Hamm (1906), and Jean Parker (1915).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Roy Cochran ranks 157. Before him are Harriet Bland (1915), Lillian Copeland (1904), James Juvenal (1874), Arthur Harnden (1924), Edwin Hedley (1864), and William Jordan (1898). After him are Ed Hamm (1906), Frederick Schule (1879), Calvin Smith (1961), John Geiger (1873), Ken Carpenter (1913), and Lucinda Williams (1937).

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