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Lewis Sheldon

1874 - 1960

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Lewis Pendleton Sheldon (June 9, 1874 in Rutland, Vermont – February 20, 1960 in Biarritz) was an American track and field athlete who competed in jumping events in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won bronze medals in triple jump and standing high jump, as well as fourth place in the standing long jump and standing triple jump. His brother is Richard Sheldon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Sheldon is the 1,290th most popular athlete (down from 798th in 2019), the 8,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,419th in 2019) and the 255th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lewis Sheldon ranks 1,290 out of 6,025. Before him are Inga Gentzel, Arne Halse, Igor Tselovalnikov, Siegbert Horn, Adrien Rommel, and György Sarlós. After him are Don Quarrie, Archon of Pella, Vilhelm Carlberg, André Jousseaume, Wilhelm Leichum, and Ira Murchison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Lewis Sheldon ranks 211. Before him are Aleksander Prystor, Gheorghe Mironescu, Georges Trombert, Josef Lhévinne, Rose O'Neill, and Charles R. Knight. After him are Josep Irla, Guido Balzarini, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Paul Van Asbroeck, Émile Reuter, and Frank Knox. Among people deceased in 1960, Lewis Sheldon ranks 188. Before him are René Maran, Fred Buscaglione, Luiz Vinhaes, Diana Barrymore, Anni Holdmann, and Ettore Chimeri. After him are André Jousseaume, August Gailit, Leonard Warren, Algisto Lorenzato, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, and Vladimir Dimitrov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 8,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Catherine Evans (1881), Anne Sewell Young (1871), Robert Coover (1932), Robert Young (1907), Michael Flatley (1958), and Fran Lebowitz (1950). After him are Robert Blust (1940), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), Cliff Martinez (1954), Kevin Gage (1959), Bob Bryar (1979), and Ira Murchison (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 255. Before him are Charles Kieffer (1910), Louis Kuehn (1901), Hector Dyer (1910), James Rector (1884), Frank Hussey (1905), and Ray Barbuti (1905). After him are Ira Murchison (1933), Jackson Scholz (1897), Edwin Graves (1897), William Thompson (1908), Bill Carr (1909), and Judi Brown Clarke (1961).

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