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Jack Shea

1910 - 2002

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John Amos Shea (September 7, 1910 – January 22, 2002), better known as Jack Shea or The Chief, was an American double-gold medalist in speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was the first American to win two gold medals at one Winter Olympics, and was the patriarch of the first family with three generations of Winter Olympians. Along with his compatriot Irving Jaffee, he was the most successful athlete at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Shea is the 89th most popular athlete (up from 1,196th in 2019), the 2,852nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,621st in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jack Shea ranks 89 out of 6,025. Before him are Marta, Matti Järvinen, Wilma Rudolph, Zara Tindall, Dora Ratjen, and Alberto Juantorena. After him are Efren Reyes, Sid Atkinson, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Jānis Lūsis, Jüri Lossmann, and Charles Greene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Jack Shea ranks 101. Before him are Sergey Gorshkov, J. Allen Hynek, Irmfried Eberl, Miguel Hernández, David Rose, and Remo Giazotto. After him are Enrique Guaita, Maurice Papon, Maria Cebotari, Trygve Bratteli, John W. Campbell, and Suleiman Frangieh. Among people deceased in 2002, Jack Shea ranks 91. Before him are François Périer, Thomas Gordon, Dhirubhai Ambani, Juan Antonio Bardem, Lisa Lopes, and Alexander Lebed. After him are Ray Conniff, Uziel Gal, Roberto Matta, Branko Stanković, Spyros Kyprianou, and Joseph Luns.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Shea ranks 2,852 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Haise (1933), Jonathan Frakes (1952), Ann Dunham (1942), Scooter Libby (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), and Steve Morse (1954). After him are Tod Browning (1880), John Adams (1947), Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), Josh Duhamel (1972), and Anwar al-Awlaki (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jack Shea ranks 28. Before him are Richard Sheldon (1878), Jim Lightbody (1882), Frederick Schule (1879), Glenn Davis (1934), Charles Moore (1929), and Wilma Rudolph (1940). After him are Charles Greene (1945), Eddie Eagan (1897), Harry Babcock (1890), John Taylor (1883), Tommie Smith (1944), and Ken Carpenter (1913).

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