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Adam Nelson

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Adam McCright Nelson (born July 7, 1975) is a retired American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In addition to his gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, Nelson won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. He is married to Laci Nelson and he has 2 daughters, Caroline and Lauren Nelson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Nelson is the 2,950th most popular athlete (down from 2,694th in 2024), the 14,916th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,861st in 2019) and the 488th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adam Nelson ranks 2,950 out of 6,025. Before him are Li Qian, Rashid Ramzi, Ralf Brudel, Francisco Boza, Josh Kerr, and Ramil Guliyev. After him are Andreas Tews, Ekaterini Thanou, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Nijel Amos, Kristina Mundt, and Artur Ayvazyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Adam Nelson ranks 530. Before him are Fábio Camilo de Brito, Nobuhisa Yamada, Alexey Smertin, David Cañada, Despina Olympiou, and Maja Lunde. After him are Pablo Machín, Yū Asakawa, Ekaterini Thanou, Gianni Guigou, Mihaela Melinte, and Juuso Pykälistö.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Nelson ranks 14,921 out of 20,380. Before him are Janet Evans (1971), Howard Gordon (1961), Kane Kosugi (1974), Mel Winkler (1941), Gale Robbins (1921), and Jake Lacy (1985). After him are Erik Rhodes (1982), Josephine Johnson (1910), Kay Starr (1922), Annise Parker (1956), Amor Towles (1964), and Russell Allen (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Adam Nelson ranks 488. Before him are Kate Schmidt (1953), Bill Toomey (1939), David Neville (1984), Jenn Suhr (1982), Gerald Tinker (1951), and Jon Drummond (1968). After him are Willie Banks (1956), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Antonio Pettigrew (1967), Jessica Monroe (1966), Dawn Harper-Nelson (1984), and Darrell Pace (1956).

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