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Fortune Gordien

1922 - 1990

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Fortune Everett Gordien (September 9, 1922 – April 10, 1990) was an American discus thrower and shot putter who set four world records in the discus throw. He competed in this event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed third, fourth and second, respectively. At the 1955 Pan American Games he won a gold medal in the discus and a silver in the shot put. Domestically Gordien won six AAU and three NCAA titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fortune Gordien is the 2,299th most popular athlete (up from 2,459th in 2019), the 12,083rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,873rd in 2019) and the 396th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fortune Gordien ranks 2,299 out of 6,025. Before him are Tapio Kantanen, Mikhail Zhelev, Im Dong-hyun, Andre De Grasse, Valer Toma, and Joe Kovacs. After him are David Hemery, Álvaro Fernández, Ivan Utrobin, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Anfisa Reztsova, and McDonald Bailey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Fortune Gordien ranks 434. Before him are Derek J. de Solla Price, John B. Anderson, Billy Liddell, Dick King-Smith, Johnny Thomson, and Herb McKenley. After him are G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, Esther M. Conwell, Miller Anderson, Bill Macy, and Norman Lear. Among people deceased in 1990, Fortune Gordien ranks 300. Before him are Jimmy Van Heusen, Ettore Giannini, June Christy, Susan Oliver, Johnnie Ray, and Ryan White. After him are Norman Malcolm, F. F. Bruce, Peter Doherty, Luis Lucchetti, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, and Andrew Wood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fortune Gordien ranks 12,085 out of 20,380. Before him are George D. Zamka (1962), Charlie Benante (1962), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Lillian Randolph (1914), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), and Joe Kovacs (1989). After him are Robert Cormier (1925), Norman Malcolm (1911), Cleavon Little (1939), Adrienne Ames (1907), George Rogers Clark (1752), and Deborah Ann Woll (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Fortune Gordien ranks 396. Before him are Rod Milburn (1950), Edward Ferry (1941), Jack Pierce (1962), Vicki Draves (1924), Foy Draper (1911), and Joe Kovacs (1989). After him are Ron Brown (1961), Ollan Cassell (1937), Wesley Coe (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Jack Yerman (1939), and Phil Heath (1979).

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