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Alan Helffrich

1900 - 1994

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Alan Boone Helffrich (August 7, 1900 – February 3, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Born in Yonkers, New York, Alan Helffrich was one of America's greatest middle-distance runners in the 1920s. Helffrich won the AAU titles in 880 yd in 1921, 1922 and 1925. As a Pennsylvania State University student, he won the NCAA championships in 880 yd in 1922 and 1923 and IC4A championships in 880 yd in 1923 and in 440 yd in 1924. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Helffrich is the 1,333rd most popular athlete (down from 608th in 2024), the 8,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,631st in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alan Helffrich ranks 1,333 out of 6,025. Before him are István Hevesi, Yordanka Blagoeva, Bill Carr, Sirkka Polkunen, Judi Brown Clarke, and Albert White. After him are Peter Donlon, Lennart Strand, Carl Forssell, Werner Günthör, Pentti Hämäläinen, and Sidney Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Alan Helffrich ranks 267. Before him are Achille Souchard, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Alfredo Porzio, Anni Holdmann, Lajos Keresztes, and Nikolai Pogodin. After him are Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Arvo Haavisto, Håkan Malmrot, Ernst Ising, Jack Cameron, and Simon Janashia. Among people deceased in 1994, Alan Helffrich ranks 286. Before him are Ernst Lörtscher, Antal Kocsis, Ira Murchison, Alfredo Pérez, Luis Donaldo Colosio, and Jacques Dimont. After him are John Smith, Ermes Muccinelli, Roberto Goyeneche, Lucebert, Jerry Rubin, and Marcel Mouloudji.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Helffrich ranks 8,653 out of 20,380. Before him are Claudia Kolb (1949), Shemp Howard (1895), Conrad Nagel (1897), Erin Moriarty (1994), Judi Brown Clarke (1961), and Albert White (1895). After him are Peter Donlon (1906), Sarah Shahi (1980), Margaret Dumont (1882), Joanna Moore (1934), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Damon Wayans Jr. (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Alan Helffrich ranks 263. Before him are Jackson Scholz (1897), Edwin Graves (1897), William Thompson (1908), Bill Carr (1909), Judi Brown Clarke (1961), and Albert White (1895). After him are Peter Donlon (1906), Arthur L. Newton (1883), Duncan Gregg (1910), Herman Groman (1882), Tom Courtney (1933), and Edward Stevens (1932).

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