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Clarence Oldfield

1899 - 1981

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Clarence Winston Oldfield (27 November 1899 in Durban – 14 December 1981) was a South African athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for South Africa in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harry Davel, Jack Oosterlaak and Bevil Rudd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Oldfield is the 1,952nd most popular athlete (up from 2,261st in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 216th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Clarence Oldfield ranks 1,952 out of 6,025. Before him are Raoul Paoli, Josef Horešovský, Johannes Terwogt, Ghiță Licu, Ronald Lopatni, and Cyril Slater. After him are Marga Petersen, Jacek Wszoła, Yelena Petushkova, Steve Prefontaine, Jozef Pribilinec, and Stefan Holm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Clarence Oldfield ranks 296. Before him are Jobyna Ralston, Madge Bellamy, Gilbert Colgate, Dwight Frye, Nikolay Bogolyubov, and Grigori Roshal. After him are Salomon Bochner, Richard Arlen, Mikhail Gromov, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Phyllis Haver, and Martha Mansfield. Among people deceased in 1981, Clarence Oldfield ranks 260. Before him are Alberto Héber Usher, Howard Hanson, James Corson, Delfo Cabrera, Cuth Harrison, and Harvey Fletcher. After him are Sam Jones, Wanda Hendrix, Bronisław Malinowski, Giuseppe Tosi, Humberto Tomasina, and Vittorio Tamagnini.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Clarence Oldfield ranks 184 out of 454. Before him are Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Moore (1914), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Clarence Walker (1898), and Richard Borcherds (1959). After him are Eddie Kramer (1942), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Enoch Sontonga (1873), Eddie Keizan (1944), and Albertina Sisulu (1918).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Clarence Oldfield ranks 12. Before him are Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Christian Gitsham (1888), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Cecil McMaster (1895), and Clarence Walker (1898). After him are Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), Leal (null), Caster Semenya (1991), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991).

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