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Forrest Smithson

1884 - 1962

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Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 – November 25, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Portland, Oregon, Smithson was a student of theology from Oregon State University and an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in the 120 yd (110 m) hurdles. At London, the main favourites were Smithson's teammates John Garrels and Arthur Shaw, who had earlier equaled Alvin Kraenzlein's world record of 15.2 seconds. The 110 m hurdles were not contested on a track as usual but on a special path in the stadium grass. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Forrest Smithson is the 425th most popular athlete (down from 410th in 2019), the 5,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,672nd in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Forrest Smithson ranks 425 out of 6,025. Before him are Johnny Hayes, Durward Knowles, Lee Haney, Bernd Kannenberg, José Villanueva, and Pat McCormick. After him are Henri Hazebrouck, Simon Slåttvik, John Kuck, Pavel Lednyov, Renate Boy, and George Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Forrest Smithson ranks 134. Before him are Oliver Kirk, Sophie Liebknecht, Willem Marinus Dudok, Juhan Aavik, Joseph Rock, and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria. After him are Molla Mallory, Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, Harry Langdon, Sara Teasdale, Marie Vassilieff, and Alice Milliat. Among people deceased in 1962, Forrest Smithson ranks 124. Before him are Roger Ducret, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Edmond Privat, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Florence Lee, and Joseph Rock. After him are Sao Shwe Thaik, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, André Roosevelt, Gary Hocking, Hans Felber, and Olga Preobrajenska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Forrest Smithson ranks 5,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Diana Hyland (1936), Pat McCormick (1930), Saul Zaentz (1921), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Mike Castle (1939), and Mark White (1940). After him are George Kingsley Zipf (1902), Allen Iverson (1975), Sammy Gravano (1945), Roy Buchanan (1939), Carol Potter (1948), and Robert Cornelius (1809).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Forrest Smithson ranks 113. Before him are Constance Titus (1873), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Charles Reidpath (1889), Johnny Hayes (1886), Lee Haney (1959), and Pat McCormick (1930). After him are John Kuck (1905), Ed Hamm (1906), Frank Irons (1886), Platt Adams (1885), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), and Vince Gallagher (1899).

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