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Hal Connolly

1931 - 2010

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Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly (August 1, 1931 – August 18, 2010) was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Connolly became the first American to throw a hammer more than 200 feet. He set his first of six world records just prior to the 1956 Olympics, and held the world record for nearly 10 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Connolly is the 1,156th most popular athlete (down from 636th in 2019), the 8,167th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,659th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hal Connolly ranks 1,156 out of 6,025. Before him are Joseph Pletincx, Herbert Adamski, Erwin Casmir, Gunder Hägg, Donald Arnold, and Harry Steevens. After him are Valeri Vasiliev, Wilson Kipketer, Lars Jørgen Madsen, Jorge Llopart, Frank Rühle, and Paul Castanet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Hal Connolly ranks 444. Before him are Pál Várhidi, Charlie Logg, Suchitra Sen, Chuck Feeney, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, and Ursula Donath. After him are Leyla Erbil, Gavin MacLeod, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Paolo Portoghesi, Henry Källgren, and Mary L. Good. Among people deceased in 2010, Hal Connolly ranks 312. Before him are Bernard Clavel, Alexandru Neagu, Carlos Monsiváis, Loris Kessel, Christopher Cazenove, and Boris Tishchenko. After him are István Bilek, Nujabes, Shunpei Uto, Luigi Padovese, Philippe Séguin, and Eva Ibbotson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Connolly ranks 8,169 out of 20,380. Before him are John Fitch (1743), Dan Bricklin (1951), Hank Mann (1888), Anne Smith (1959), Joshua Bell (1967), and Austin Butler (1991). After him are Brenda Bakke (1963), Charles Augustus Young (1834), Marguerite Clayton (1891), Ina Claire (1893), Bill Condon (1955), and Gayle Hunnicutt (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Hal Connolly ranks 232. Before him are John Thomas (1941), Charlie Logg (1931), Daniel Frank (1882), Roy Cochran (1919), Virgil Jacomini (1899), and Charles King (1880). After him are Joseph Dempsey (1875), Oscar Osthoff (1883), Andy Stanfield (1927), John Brinck (1908), John Cregan (1878), and Mildred Wiley (1901).

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