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Jean Shiley

1911 - 1998

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Jean Shiley Newhouse (November 20, 1911 – March 11, 1998) was an American high jumper. She was born Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, a Philadelphia suburb, where she joined the team at Haverford High School. Shiley tied with Babe Didrikson in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the games, both cleared 5 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.657 m) and failed at 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Shiley is the 681st most popular athlete (down from 417th in 2019), the 6,733rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,775th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jean Shiley ranks 681 out of 6,025. Before her are Valerio Arri, Jacqueline Mazéas, Bill Bruce, Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Rex Cawley, and Kaisa Parviainen. After her are Arie van Vliet, Argentina Menis, Evelyn Ashford, Hermann Wilker, Roelof Klein, and Luciano Sušanj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jean Shiley ranks 244. Before her are Marie Braun, Max Gluckman, Big Joe Turner, Alberto Galateo, Leslie Graham, and Luis Reyes. After her are Edgar Sanabria, Stan Kenton, Donald Piper, Brigitte Horney, Rudolf Raftl, and Nikolai Kryuchkov. Among people deceased in 1998, Jean Shiley ranks 206. Before her are Norberto Méndez, Nicolas Bouvier, Nagarjun, Gloria Fuertes, Duncan McNaughton, and Galina Starovoytova. After her are Gunnar Jansson, Lilí Álvarez, Clara Calamai, Jack Lord, Pino Dordoni, and Lounès Matoub.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean Shiley ranks 6,735 out of 20,380. Before her are Rex Cawley (1940), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Irvin McDowell (1818), Mark Waters (1964), and John Piper (1946). After her are William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Robert R. Wilson (1914), Zoë Kravitz (1988), Nas (1973), Robert Hays (1947), and Little Walter (1930).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jean Shiley ranks 161. Before her are Charles Bacon (1885), Arnie Robinson (1948), Jay Cutler (1973), Ethel Catherwood (1908), Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915), and Rex Cawley (1940). After her are Evelyn Ashford (1957), Frank Havens (1924), Ivan Brown (1908), Bob Kiesel (1911), Emerson Spencer (1906), and George Dole (1885).

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