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Charles Dvorak

1878 - 1969

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Charles Edward Dvorak (November 27, 1878 – December 18, 1969) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the pole vault. He attended the University of Michigan where he competed for the Michigan Wolverines men's track and field team from 1900 to 1904. He participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics where he was a favorite in the pole vault. However, he missed the competition after being told by officials that the finals would be held on a Sunday. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Dvorak is the 352nd most popular athlete (up from 389th in 2019), the 5,021st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,508th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Dvorak ranks 352 out of 6,025Before him are Albert Gutterson, Kevin Young, Lis Hartel, Wyomia Tyus, Morris Kirksey, and Henry Russell. After him are Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, Nawal El Moutawakel, Harry Stenqvist, George Baird, and Balbir Singh Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Charles Dvorak ranks 145Before him are Konrad Mägi, Aino Kallas, Glenn Curtiss, Truxtun Hare, Sadri Maksudi Arsal, and Ioannis Rallis. After him are Harriet Bosse, Ernst Hoppenberg, Gyula Krúdy, Inigo Campioni, Takeo Arishima, and Pierre Fatou. Among people deceased in 1969, Charles Dvorak ranks 123Before him are Karl Kaufmann, Madhubala, Jan Zajíc, Conrad Albrecht, Karl Freund, and Aleksandr Deyneka. After him are Serge Poliakoff, Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Friedrich von Huene, Renato Cesarini, Tiburcio Carías Andino, and Bobbie Rosenfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Dvorak ranks 5,021 out of 20,380Before him are Jerry Garcia (1942), Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), Amy Madigan (1950), Burl Ives (1909), and Jesse Eisenberg (1983). After him are Gene Barry (1919), Antonin Scalia (1936), Julie Benz (1972), H.D. (1886), Lynn Cohen (1933), and Ira Sprague Bowen (1898).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Dvorak ranks 98Before him are Truxtun Hare (1878), Albert Gutterson (1887), Kevin Young (1966), Wyomia Tyus (1945), Morris Kirksey (1895), and Henry Russell (1904). After him are Harry Stenqvist (1893), George Baird (1907), Helen Stephens (1918), Ted Meredith (1891), Albert Tyler (1872), and Edward Lindberg (1886).