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Fred Hansen

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Frederick Morgan Hansen (born December 29, 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. A 1963 graduate of Rice University, he competed in the pole vault for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the gold medal. He held the world record in the pole vault for almost 2 years, first set as 5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) on June 13, 1964, and then improved to 5.28 m (17 ft 3+3⁄4 in) on July 25, 1964, at the USA vs USSR dual meet at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Hansen is the 1,218th most popular athlete (down from 1,095th in 2019), the 8,353rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,392nd in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fred Hansen ranks 1,218 out of 6,025. Before him are Saida Gunba, Per Ivar Moe, Chi Cheng, Volker Beck, Aleksandr Timoshinin, and Carl Osburn. After him are Patrik Sjöberg, Perikles Kakousis, Bud Houser, Clyde King, Tommy Green, and Lennart Klingström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Fred Hansen ranks 435. Before him are Slaven Zambata, Barbara Boxer, Richard D. Ryder, Wolfgang Clement, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, and Michael Herr. After him are Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Beth Peil, Sotsha Dlamini, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, James Brady, and Whitney Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Hansen ranks 8,355 out of 20,380. Before him are James Wilkinson (1757), Dave Weckl (1960), Carl Osburn (1884), Robert Harron (1893), Nick Offerman (1970), and Bruce M. Metzger (1914). After him are John Van Ryn (1905), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), Billy Campbell (1959), Thomas Mifflin (1744), Mary Beth Peil (1940), and Sidney Franklin (1893).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Fred Hansen ranks 243. Before him are George Underwood (1884), Francis Frederick (1907), Lee Calhoun (1933), Donald Johnston (1899), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), and Carl Osburn (1884). After him are Bud Houser (1901), Clyde King (1898), Duvall Hecht (1930), Commodore Cochran (1902), Edward Moore (1897), and Charles Kieffer (1910).

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