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George Horine

1890 - 1948

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George Leslie Horine (February 3, 1890 – November 28, 1948) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the high jump. He is credited with developing a technique called a forerunner to the western roll, a technique he developed due to the layout of his backyard where he practiced which was considered "backward" at the time. While on the track team at Stanford University, his technique was corrected to the more conventional jumping style of the time. He equalled the NCAA record in the event at 6' 4" as a sophomore. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Horine is the 604th most popular athlete (down from 328th in 2019), the 6,452nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,144th in 2019) and the 145th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Horine ranks 604 out of 6,025. Before him are Nadezhda Tkachenko, Hugo Strauß, Veli Saarinen, Yevhen Arzhanov, Aldo Aureggi, and Maria Itkina. After him are Nils Engdahl, Fausto Acke, Glenn Morris, Eino Penttilä, Kazım Ayvaz, and Angelo Vanzin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, George Horine ranks 166. Before him are Armas Taipale, Rudolf von Bünau, Marc Wright, Lauritz Melchior, Naima Wifstrand, and Mark Tobey. After him are Maurice Genevoix, Lily Kronberger, Heinrich Zimmer, Joseph Helffrich, Imre Zachár, and José Piendibene. Among people deceased in 1948, George Horine ranks 145. Before him are Emmy Hennings, May Whitty, Elsa Brändström, Ernst Herzfeld, Yellapragada Subbarow, and Alfredo Baldomir. After him are Yevgeniy Abalakov, Siegmund von Hausegger, Gregg Toland, Bevil Rudd, Gustav Schuft, and Constantin Angelescu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Horine ranks 6,453 out of 20,380. Before him are Eudora Welty (1909), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), Eric Shinseki (1942), and Stephen Breyer (1938). After him are Clarke Scholes (1930), Allen J. Bard (1933), Martha Vickers (1925), Tony Hawk (1968), RuPaul (1960), and Kathryn Morris (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Horine ranks 145. Before him are Don Bragg (1935), Mel Patton (1924), Caroline Smith (1906), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Alice Coachman (1923), and Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918). After him are Glenn Morris (1912), Glenn Hardin (1910), William Jordan (1898), Otis Davis (1932), Arthur Shaw (1886), and Albert Nasse (1878).

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