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Frank Irons

1886 - 1942

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Francis Cleveland Irons (March 23, 1886 – June 19, 1942) was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois. Irons competed for the United States in the 1908 Games held in London, Great Britain in the long jump where he won the gold medal. In the standing high jump event, he finished eighth, and in the triple jump competition, he finished 16th. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Irons is the 463rd most popular athlete (up from 553rd in 2019), the 5,739th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,320th in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frank Irons ranks 463 out of 6,025. Before him are Wolfgang Nordwig, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Luigi Carpaneda, Giancarlo Bergamini, Afonso Costa, and Jorma Kinnunen. After him are Blanka Vlašić, Sotirios Versis, Ugo Pignotti, André Auffray, Platt Adams, and Mike Conley Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Frank Irons ranks 192. Before him are Zoe Akins, Boris Eikhenbaum, Hella Wuolijoki, Kid Ory, Robert Andersson, and Ludwig Bieberbach. After him are Hidetsugu Yagi, Philip K. Hitti, Ion Gigurtu, Heorhiy Narbut, Austin Osman Spare, and Lupu Pick. Among people deceased in 1942, Frank Irons ranks 162. Before him are J. B. M. Hertzog, Kiyonao Ichiki, Ioannis Malokinis, Nikola Vaptsarov, Albert Kahn, and Ferdinand Albin Pax. After him are Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Oskari Mantere, George Andrew Reisner, Alberto Franchetti, Dorothea Klumpke, and Zsigmond Móricz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Irons ranks 5,739 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Kelly Lang (1961), Brandi Love (1973), Donald Keene (1922), Bill Byrge (1932), Jon Polito (1950), and Gina Rodriguez (1984). After him are Adam Brody (1979), Doris Miller (1919), Art Farmer (1928), Brenda Strong (1960), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), and John Fiedler (1925).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Frank Irons ranks 116. Before him are Johnny Hayes (1886), Lee Haney (1959), Pat McCormick (1930), Forrest Smithson (1884), John Kuck (1905), and Ed Hamm (1906). After him are Platt Adams (1885), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), Vince Gallagher (1899), Alice Brown (1960), Betty Robinson (1911), and Rafer Johnson (1935).

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