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Francis Lane

1874 - 1927

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Francis Adonijah Lane (September 23, 1874 – February 17, 1927) was an American sprinter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece. At the time of the 1896 Summer Olympics Lane was in his junior year at Princeton University and was one of the four from the university that made up the American team of 14 competitors, the 16 day journey to Athens didn't help Lane, and he arrived in the poorest condition after suffering from sea sickness. Lane competed in the 100 metres, and when he won his heat in 12.2 seconds, he became the first American to compete at the Olympic Games and the first ever person to win a 100-metre race. In the final, he ran 12.6 seconds and tied for the third place with Alajos Szokolyi of Hungary, and both are considered as bronze medalists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Lane is the 271st most popular athlete (down from 264th in 2019), the 4,544th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,602nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Francis Lane ranks 271 out of 6,025. Before him are Galina Chistyakova, Ernesto Ambrosini, Josy Barthel, Francisco Lázaro, Oscar Dessomville, and James Quinn. After him are Martin Lundström, Mamo Wolde, Oliver Macdonald, Harry Hillman, Giulio Gaudini, and Douglas Bennett.

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Among people born in 1874, Francis Lane ranks 116. Before him are Rudolf Maister, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Jirō Minami, Laura Montoya, Bahaeddin Şakir, and Fernand Bouisson. After him are Frank Elmore Ross, William Foulke, Ernest Duchesne, Dimitrios Golemis, Alfred Tysoe, and Ioannis Mitropoulos. Among people deceased in 1927, Francis Lane ranks 78. Before him are Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Gustave Whitehead, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Émile Coste, and Erik Ivar Fredholm. After him are Carl Graebe, Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, József Rippl-Rónai, Hermann von Stein, and Georg Ossian Sars.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Lane ranks 4,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Gabriel Macht (1972), George Raft (1901), Liz Sheridan (1929), Loretta Swit (1937), James Quinn (1906), and Robert Ressler (1937). After him are Ray Bolger (1904), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Byron Scott (1961), B. J. Thomas (1942), Oliver Macdonald (1904), and Ruggiero Ricci (1918).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Francis Lane ranks 71. Before him are Ralph Boston (1939), Dallas Long (1940), Bobby Morrow (1935), Carlos Lopes (1947), Charley Borah (1906), and James Quinn (1906). After him are Oliver Macdonald (1904), Harry Hillman (1881), Allen Woodring (1898), Ken Myers (1896), Dean Smith (1932), and Robert Taylor (1948).

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