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Kate Schmidt

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Kathryn Joan "Kate" Schmidt (born December 29, 1953) is an American former world record holder in the javelin throw. A native of California, graduate of Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, and alumnus of UCLA, she won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. She qualified for the 1980 Olympics, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She placed fourth at the 1984 Olympic Trials. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kate Schmidt is the 2,880th most popular athlete (up from 3,062nd in 2019), the 14,687th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,297th in 2019) and the 481st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kate Schmidt ranks 2,880 out of 6,025. Before her are Francesco Panetta, Steve Redgrave, Marcell Jacobs, Sheila Ingram, Yarelys Barrios, and Derek Redmond. After her are Brigitte McMahon, Bill Toomey, Mikhail Shchennikov, Astrid Kumbernuss, Kim Tae-gyun, and Nikolay Sidorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Kate Schmidt ranks 657. Before her are Tommy Shaw, Carie Graves, Rodolfo Dubó, Diane Abbott, Ian Ferguson, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. After her are Naledi Pandor, Junior Bridgeman, Steve Keen, Glen Ballard, Anne Lockhart, and James Guthrie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kate Schmidt ranks 14,691 out of 20,380. Before her are Alan Cranston (1914), Marcell Jacobs (1994), Dan Povenmire (1963), Christian Kane (1972), Sheila Ingram (1957), and Joseph R. Tanner (1950). After her are Larry Nance (1959), Mike Watt (1957), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Johnny Gioeli (1967), Kaitlyn Dever (1996), and Martha Tilton (1915).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kate Schmidt ranks 481. Before her are Jenny Simpson (1986), Butch Johnson (1955), Al Joyner (1960), Stacy Dragila (1971), Marcell Jacobs (1994), and Sheila Ingram (1957). After her are Bill Toomey (1939), David Neville (1984), Jenn Suhr (1982), Gerald Tinker (1951), Jon Drummond (1968), and Adam Nelson (1975).

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