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Emerson Spencer

1906 - 1985

Emerson Spencer

Emerson Lane "Bud" Spencer (October 10, 1906 – May 15, 1985) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4 × 440 yard relay in London. Early in his career, Spencer competed in the hurdles in addition to sprinting, finishing second in the 220 yard low hurdles and fourth in the 120 yard high hurdles while running for Modesto High School in Modesto, California at the 1923 CIF California State Meet. In 1924, he was seriously injured in a traffic collision; he completely lost sight in one of his eyes and missed the 1925 track season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emerson Spencer is the 726th most popular athlete (down from 414th in 2019), the 6,842nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,676th in 2019) and the 167th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Emerson Spencer ranks 726 out of 6,025. Before him are Ivan Brown, Franco Faggi, Henri Hérouin, Verner Järvinen, Bob Kiesel, and Benjamin Kogo. After him are George Dole, Audrey Brown, Gustaf Jansson, Janet Moreau, Hakon Barfod, and Edvin Wide.

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Ivan Brown
1908 - 1963
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 720
Franco Faggi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 721
Henri Hérouin
1876 - 2000
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 722
Verner Järvinen
1870 - 1941
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 723
Bob Kiesel
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 724
Benjamin Kogo
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 725
Emerson Spencer
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 726
George Dole
1885 - 1928
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 727
Audrey Brown
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 728
Gustaf Jansson
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 729
Janet Moreau
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 730
Hakon Barfod
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 731
Edvin Wide
1896 - 1996
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 732

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Emerson Spencer ranks 278. Before him are Hans Walzhofer, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Vilmos Kohut, R. K. Narayan, Ilie Subășeanu, and Prithviraj Kapoor. After him are Rodolfo Volk, Lee Barnes, Bruno de Finetti, Zoltan Sarosy, Milutin Ivković, and Édouard Artigas. Among people deceased in 1985, Emerson Spencer ranks 177. Before him are Alexander Mikulin, Jules Vandooren, Olav Sunde, Natalio Perinetti, Brian Horrocks, and Laura Ashley. After him are Vladimir Kokkinaki, Marie Bell, Bruno de Finetti, Margaret Molesworth, Lucien Michard, and Uku Masing.

Others Born in 1906

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Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 272
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 273
Vilmos Kohut
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 274
R. K. Narayan
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 275
Ilie Subășeanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1980
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 276
Prithviraj Kapoor
ACTOR
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 277
Emerson Spencer
ATHLETE
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 278
Rodolfo Volk
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 279
Lee Barnes
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 280
Bruno de Finetti
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 281
Zoltan Sarosy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2017
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 282
Milutin Ivković
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1943
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 283
Édouard Artigas
ATHLETE
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 284