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Jim Fuchs

1927 - 2010

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James Emanuel Fuchs (pronounced ; December 6, 1927 – October 8, 2010) was an American communications executive and athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put. Track and Field News rated him the number one shotputter in the world in the 1949–50 seasons. He developed a new shot-putting technique to compensate for a leg injury, and then used what he called "the sideways glide" to set world records and dominate the sport over a two-year span in the early 1950s. He won bronze medals in shot put at both the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Fuchs is the 2,626th most popular athlete (down from 2,600th in 2024), the 13,700th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,547th in 2019) and the 456th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jim Fuchs ranks 2,626 out of 6,025. Before him are Shawn Rhoden, Vera Anisimova, Natalia Valeeva, Nicolae Juravschi, Wang Yifu, and Daniel Giger. After him are Yobes Ondieki, Luis Delís, Natalya Pechonkina, Eberhard Rösch, Fermín Cacho, and Sui Xinmei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jim Fuchs ranks 481. Before him are Hank Ballard, Robert Bork, Nayantara Sahgal, Sada Thompson, Patsy Mink, and Eddie Sachs. After him are Lois Nettleton, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Babatunde Olatunji, Geoffrey Palmer, and Paul Eddington. Among people deceased in 2010, Jim Fuchs ranks 465. Before him are Nodar Kumaritashvili, Gil Merrick, Frank Fenner, Jacinto Villalba, William B. Saxbe, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee. After him are Walter Frederick Morrison, June Havoc, Mano Solo, Juan Carlos Arteche, Wally Hickel, and Ksenija Pajčin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Fuchs ranks 13,704 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Gordon (1971), Daniel Handler (1970), Pete Lovely (1926), Dorothy Phillips (1889), Alison Riske (1990), and Mike Johanns (1950). After him are Harley Jane Kozak (1957), The Honky Tonk Man (1953), Paul Ben-Victor (1965), Kate McKinnon (1984), Taylor Holmes (1878), and Patrick Labyorteaux (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jim Fuchs ranks 456. Before him are Mary Decker (1958), Bernard Williams (1978), Sherri Howard (1962), Alonzo Babers (1961), Wayne Frye (1930), and Andre Phillips (1959). After him are Anne Henning (1955), Jesper Hansen (null), Michele Mitchell (1962), Alexander Wilson (null), Kirk Baptiste (1963), and Dan O'Brien (1966).

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