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Jeanne Ashworth

1938 - 2018

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Jeanne Chesley Ashworth (July 1, 1938 – October 4, 2018) was an American speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. Ashworth competed in the first Olympic speed skating event for women. She won the bronze medal, finishing behind a German and Russian. During the late 1950s and 1960s, when Ashworth was at the height of her career, she won 11 national championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanne Ashworth is the 105th most popular skater (up from 122nd in 2019), the 8,929th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,608th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Jeanne Ashworth ranks 105 out of 483Before her are Nancy Kerrigan, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Paul Falk, Carol Heiss, and Sten Stensen. After her are Lassi Parkkinen, Steven Bradbury, Kees Verkerk, David Jenkins, Denise Biellmann, and Marianna Nagy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jeanne Ashworth ranks 487Before her are Michael Murphy, Giorgio Puia, Helen, Viktor Konovalenko, Giampaolo Menichelli, and Stephen F. Cohen. After her are André Chorda, Carlos Garaikoetxea, Salvatore Morale, Owe Ohlsson, Abel Laudonio, and Wilson Kiprugut. Among people deceased in 2018, Jeanne Ashworth ranks 415Before her are Wanda Wiłkomirska, Dariush Shayegan, George Deukmejian, Bob Clotworthy, Diana Der Hovanessian, and Olga Jackowska. After her are Idrissa Ouédraogo, Connie Sawyer, Kazimierz Kutz, Fatos Arapi, Viktor Matviyenko, and Jóhann Jóhannsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeanne Ashworth ranks 8,931 out of 20,380Before her are Michael K. Williams (1966), Bruce Bennett (1906), Kevin Richardson (1971), Lane Smith (1936), Jeanna Fine (1964), and Lawrence Shields (1895). After her are Donald E. Williams (1942), Seth Green (1974), James Gray (1969), Andrew Stanton (1965), Nancy Walker (1922), and Arto Lindsay (1953).

Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Jeanne Ashworth ranks 10Before her are Eric Heiden (1958), Tony Hawk (1968), Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), and Carol Heiss (1940). After her are David Jenkins (1936), Terry McDermott (1940), Beatrix Loughran (1900), Sheila Young (1950), Peggy Fleming (1948), and Dorothy Hamill (1956).