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Bob Richards

1926 - 2023

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Robert Eugene Richards (February 20, 1926 – February 26, 2023) was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. He won gold medals in pole vault in both 1952 and 1956, becoming the first male two-time champion in the event in Olympic history (a feat only equalled in 2024 by Armand Duplantis). While still an active athlete, Richards became an ordained minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Richards is the 1,351st most popular athlete (down from 1,039th in 2019), the 8,739th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,252nd in 2019) and the 270th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bob Richards ranks 1,351 out of 6,025. Before him are Bernard Baudoux, Tom Courtney, Kurt Helmudt, Zdravka Yordanova, Edward Stevens, and Christine Stückelberger. After him are Mirko Sandić, Elaine Thompson, Károly Wieland, Paula Marosi, Karl Johan Svensson, and Per-Erik Hedlund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bob Richards ranks 414. Before him are Robert Jay Lifton, James Best, Charlotte Rae, Bernard Nathanson, Roberto Goyeneche, and A. N. R. Robinson. After him are H. C. Robbins Landon, Raymond Gosling, Günter de Bruyn, H. R. Haldeman, Piero Drogo, and Zakaria Chihab. Among people deceased in 2023, Bob Richards ranks 434. Before him are Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Alan Newton, Alfredo Rojas, Damir Šolman, Frank Shu, and Tom Courtney. After him are Alexei Starobinsky, Gérard Collomb, Darío Jara Saguier, Elmar Wepper, Lisa Loring, and Francesco Maselli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Richards ranks 8,741 out of 20,380. Before him are Carla Laemmle (1909), Vivica A. Fox (1964), Ramsey Lewis (1935), David Weber (1952), Jeffrey Williams (1958), and Richard Neal (1949). After him are Lana Parrilla (1977), Andy Devine (1905), Richard Kelly (1975), Hugh O'Brian (1925), Rand Brooks (1918), and Bruce Alberts (1938).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bob Richards ranks 270. Before him are Peter Donlon (1906), Arthur L. Newton (1883), Duncan Gregg (1910), Herman Groman (1882), Tom Courtney (1933), and Edward Stevens (1932). After him are Loren Murchison (1898), William Fields (1929), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Bob Clotworthy (1931), Chris Dickerson (1939), and James Fifer (1930).

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