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John Godina

1972 - Today

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John Carl Godina (born May 31, 1972) is a retired American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competed in discus. Godina was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). John Godina is the 4,420th most popular athlete (down from 3,003rd in 2024), the 17,752nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,058th in 2019) and the 603rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Godina ranks 4,420 out of 6,025Before him are Timothy Mack, Jillian Richardson, Larry Cain, Kim Mickle, Péter Biros, and Arsen Melikyan. After him are Tariku Bekele, Damir Mikec, Yi Siling, Imre Pulai, Damir Martin, and Stephanie Brown Trafton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, John Godina ranks 1,148Before him are Zafar Guliev, Selenis Leyva, Patrick Favre, Chun Wei Cheung, Timothy Mack, and Matthew Wood. After him are Chipper Jones, Hélène Fillières, Charity Opara, Jeremy London, Brian Schatz, and Emerson Thome.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Godina ranks 17,759 out of 20,380Before him are Timothy Mack (1972), Brian Shaw (1982), Greg Plitt (1977), Michael Bacall (1973), Nick Hague (1975), and Matthew Wood (1972). After him are Mike Kehoe (1962), Alex O'Brien (1970), Kristian Alfonso (1963), Kikkan Randall (1982), Brian J. White (1975), and Ultra Naté (1968).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Godina ranks 603Before him are Jearl Miles Clark (1966), Sarah Robles (1988), Sarah Jones (null), Michelle Carter (1985), Marc Schneider (1973), and Timothy Mack (1972). After him are Stephanie Brown Trafton (1979), Kim Graham (1971), Michelle Finn-Burrell (1965), Thomas Murray (null), Jeff Hartwig (1967), and Alvin Harrison (1974).