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Lawrence Shields

1895 - 1976

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Marion Lawrence Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters. Around the time of the First World War he was a student at Mercersburg Academy and trained under the Scots American coach Jimmy Curran. Thereafter he attended Penn State. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Shields is the 1,421st most popular athlete (up from 2,509th in 2019), the 8,926th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,179th in 2019) and the 277th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lawrence Shields ranks 1,421 out of 6,025. Before him are Paul Van Asbroeck, Rita Wilden, Kazimierz Paździor, Maurice Vignerot, József Várszegi, and Wolfgang Schmidt. After him are Valentin Gavrilov, Leon Rotman, Cornelius Warmerdam, Jörg Drehmel, Ilke Wyludda, and Carl Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Lawrence Shields ranks 270. Before him are Albert White, Adrienne Bolland, Doris Humphrey, Sándor Gombos, Jan Parandowski, and Fredric Wertham. After him are Väinö Ikonen, Blossom Rock, Phyllis Covell, Sidney Blackmer, Cecil McMaster, and Lancelot Hogben. Among people deceased in 1976, Lawrence Shields ranks 226. Before him are Margaret Leighton, Alfredo Porzio, Hisakichi Toyoda, Busby Berkeley, Camilo Ponce Enríquez, and Muhammad Sakizli. After him are Samuel Eliot Morison, Ivan Borkovský, Alexandru Cuedan, Segundo Durandal, Florence Ballard, and Károly Takács.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Shields ranks 8,928 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul McCrane (1961), Michael K. Williams (1966), Bruce Bennett (1906), Kevin Richardson (1971), Lane Smith (1936), and Jeanna Fine (1964). After him are Jeanne Ashworth (1938), Donald E. Williams (1942), Seth Green (1974), James Gray (1969), Andrew Stanton (1965), and Nancy Walker (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lawrence Shields ranks 277. Before him are Loren Murchison (1898), William Fields (1929), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Bob Clotworthy (1931), Chris Dickerson (1939), and James Fifer (1930). After him are Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), Carl Johnson (1898), Frederick Sheffield (1902), Barbara Ferrell (1947), Dexter Jackson (1969), and Mary Carew (1913).

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