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Clarke Scholes

1930 - 2010

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Clarke Currie Scholes (November 25, 1930 – February 5, 2010) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Scholes was awarded the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. His posted time of 57.4 seconds for the event matched that of fellow competitor Hiroshi Suzuki of Japan. Officials used a judge's decision and awarded Scholes the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clarke Scholes is the 59th most popular swimmer (down from 38th in 2019), the 6,454th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,458th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Clarke Scholes ranks 59 out of 709. Before him are Erich Rademacher, Margaret Woodbridge, Gérard Blitz, Greta Andersen, Helene Madison, and Hilde Schrader. After him are Jeff Farrell, Emil Rausch, Åke Borg, David Hammond, Marie Braun, and Imre Zachár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Clarke Scholes ranks 369. Before him are Helen Merrill, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Mate Trojanović, Edgar Basel, Frances Sternhagen, and Nadezhda Rumyantseva. After him are Heinz Kubsch, Gladys West, Choe Thae-bok, Bobby Bland, Malcolm Fraser, and FM-2030. Among people deceased in 2010, Clarke Scholes ranks 254. Before him are Galimzyan Khusainov, Jimmy Gardner, Frank Frazetta, Loki Schmidt, Julien Guiomar, and Godfrey Binaisa. After him are Azzeddine Laraki, Huang Hua, Paul Gray, Jo Myong-rok, Frederick C. Weyand, and Stephen Schneider.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarke Scholes ranks 6,455 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Burley Griffin (1876), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), Eric Shinseki (1942), Stephen Breyer (1938), and George Horine (1890). After him are Allen J. Bard (1933), Martha Vickers (1925), Tony Hawk (1968), RuPaul (1960), Kathryn Morris (1969), and Tiny Sandford (1894).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Clarke Scholes ranks 26. Before him are Aileen Riggin (1906), Charles Daniels (1885), Steve Clark (1943), Kathy Ellis (1946), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), and Helene Madison (1913). After him are Jeff Farrell (1937), David Hammond (1881), Cathy Carr (1954), Ford Konno (1933), Albina Osipowich (1911), and Helen Johns (1914).

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