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Edward Cook

1888 - 1972

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Edward Tiffin Cook Sr. (November 27, 1888 – October 18, 1972) was an American athlete who shared the gold medal in the pole vault (with Alfred Carlton Gilbert) at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Cook was an all-around athlete and won the IC4A long jump title in 1908 and 1909 and the AAU pole vault title in 1907 and 1911. He graduated from Cornell University in 1910 and later became a farmer and director of the First National Bank in his native Chillicothe, Ohio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Cook is the 892nd most popular athlete (down from 439th in 2019), the 7,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,808th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Edward Cook ranks 892 out of 6,025. Before him are Norbert Schemansky, Ludwig Stubbendorf, Mark Midler, András Székely, Lennox Miller, and Abelardo Olivier. After him are Olha Bryzhina, Jan Jindra, Manlio Di Rosa, Mel Sheppard, Helena Fibingerová, and Frantz Reichel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Edward Cook ranks 206. Before him are Gerhard Ritter, Seán Lester, Sándor Pósta, Ronald Knox, José Eustasio Rivera, and Kaare Klint. After him are Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Kaarlo Koskelo, Harry Beaumont, Alexei Mateevici, Guido Romano, and Paul Peter Ewald. Among people deceased in 1972, Edward Cook ranks 191. Before him are Rainer von Fieandt, Charles Mayer, He Xiangning, Aharon Katzir, Armandinho, and Arthur Russell. After him are Juan Manuel Gálvez, Alexander Vampilov, Jamini Roy, Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, and Edmund Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Cook ranks 7,382 out of 20,380. Before him are Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Kate Pierson (1948), Vanessa Marquez (1968), Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Stephen Marley (1972), and Michael Giacchino (1967). After him are Jon Stewart (1962), John Kassir (1957), Cameron Crowe (1957), Richard Fortus (1966), Mel Sheppard (1883), and Joseph Engelberger (1925).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Edward Cook ranks 197. Before him are Armand Duplantis (1999), James Workman (1908), George Saling (1909), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Edwin Hedley (1864), and Norbert Schemansky (1924). After him are Mel Sheppard (1883), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), Dan Ayrault (1935), Paul Costello (1894), Arthur Harnden (1924), and Willie Steele (1923).

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