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Valerie Brisco-Hooks

1960 - Today

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Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born Valerie Ann Brisco; July 6, 1960, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an Olympian who won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Valerie Brisco-Hooks is the 2,206th most popular athlete (down from 1,556th in 2024), the 11,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,854th in 2019) and the 383rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 2,206 out of 6,025. Before her are Ulrike Bruns, Tirunesh Dibaba, Wilbur Thompson, Jochen Schümann, Svetlana Masterkova, and Tatyana Lebedeva. After her are Alevtina Olyunina, Dave Wottle, Fyodor Simashev, Christine Scheiblich, Vera Zozulya, and Tatyana Goyshchik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 559. Before her are Fred Ramsdell, Lee Archambault, Mustapha El Biyaz, James Kwesi Appiah, Frederik Ndoci, and Branko Miljuš. After her are Melora Walters, Christoph Schlingensief, Natalia Bestemianova, Emma Samms, Lyudmyla Denisova, and Tyrell Biggs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 11,879 out of 20,380. Before her are Stanley Jordan (1959), Keiko Agena (1973), Andrew Young (1932), Nia Long (1970), Justin Baldoni (1984), and Charles Olson (1910). After her are S. E. Hinton (1948), Tyler Hoechlin (1987), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Rodger Bumpass (1951), Phil Silvers (1911), and Anthony W. England (1942).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Valerie Brisco-Hooks ranks 383. Before her are Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Tris Speaker (1888), Louise Ritter (1958), William D'Amico (1910), Randy Barnes (1966), and Wilbur Thompson (1921). After her are Dave Wottle (1950), Kim Turner (1961), Félix Sánchez (1977), Lesley Ashburner (1883), Rod Milburn (1950), and Edward Ferry (1941).

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