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George Woods

1943 - 2022

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George Woods (February 11, 1943 – August 30, 2022) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put. Born in Portageville, Missouri, he moved to Sikeston, Missouri, as a baby. As a senior at Sikeston High School, Woods became the first Missouri high school athlete to top 60 ft (18.3 m), setting a Sikeston school record that still stands to this day. He would go on to attend Southern Illinois University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Woods is the 717th most popular athlete (up from 1,715th in 2024), the 6,892nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,336th in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Woods ranks 717 out of 6,025. Before him are Gustaf Jansson, Janet Moreau, Hakon Barfod, Edvin Wide, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, and Eugen Schmidt. After him are Ferenc Sidó, Anders Gärderud, Marlene Ahrens, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Doina Melinte, and Eric Backman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, George Woods ranks 443. Before him are Butler Lampson, Janet Margolin, Safi Faye, Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, and Alan Wilson. After him are Andrej Bajuk, John Kani, Milan Máčala, Bill Bowrey, Max Jean, and Friedrich Kittler. Among people deceased in 2022, George Woods ranks 357. Before him are Andrei Sukhovetsky, Christiane Hörbiger, Mark Lanegan, Bob Falkenburg, Benjamin Kogo, and Leszek Engelking. After him are Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Guy Lafleur, André Wilms, Louie Anderson, Hudson Austin, and Osamu Watanabe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Woods ranks 6,893 out of 20,380. Before him are Max O. Lorenz (1876), Bainbridge Colby (1869), Robert Richardson (1955), Sandra Brown (1948), and Albina Osipowich (1911). After him are Paul Arizin (1928), Jim Reeves (1923), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), Sonny Stitt (1924), Gregg Toland (1904), Bobby Helms (1933), and Stan Hansen (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Woods ranks 169. Before him are Frank Havens (1924), Ivan Brown (1908), Bob Kiesel (1911), Emerson Spencer (1906), George Dole (1885), and Janet Moreau (1927). After him are Lee Barnes (1906), Hal Brown (1898), Joseph Stadler (1880), Edith McGuire (1944), Clarence Pinkston (1900), and John Exley (1867).

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