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Charley Paddock

1900 - 1943

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Charles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two-time Olympic champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charley Paddock is the 22nd most popular athlete (up from 374th in 2019), the 1,598th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,343rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charley Paddock ranks 22 out of 6,025. Before him are Carl Lewis, Iolanda Balaș, Usain Bolt, Robert Hichens, Louis Zamperini, and Thomas Curtis. After him are Dick Fosbury, Hannes Kolehmainen, Frank Jarvis, Georgios Roubanis, Mike Powell, and Archie Hahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Charley Paddock ranks 58. Before him are Pedro Cea, Thomas Wolfe, Howard H. Aiken, Jean Negulesco, Raphael Lemkin, and Mária Telkes. After him are Maurice Thorez, W. Edwards Deming, Herberts Cukurs, Yves Tanguy, Aaron Copland, and Kiyoo Kanda. Among people deceased in 1943, Charley Paddock ranks 38. Before him are Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Hans Scholl, Mordechai Anielewicz, Aurel Stein, Oskar Schlemmer, and André Antoine. After him are Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Nordahl Grieg, Lydia Litvyak, Jane Avril, Franz Oppenheimer, and Luz Long.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charley Paddock ranks 1,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Alyson Hannigan (1974), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Thomas Curtis (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), and Robert Rauschenberg (1925). After him are Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Blake Edwards (1922), Gordon Moore (1929), Paul P. Harris (1868), and Steve Reeves (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charley Paddock ranks 8. Before him are Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Thomas Burke (1875), Bob Beamon (1946), Carl Lewis (1961), Louis Zamperini (1917), and Thomas Curtis (1873). After him are Dick Fosbury (1947), Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), Archie Hahn (1880), Ronnie Coleman (1964), and Lee Evans (1947).

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