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Lewis Sheldon

1874 - 1960

Lewis Sheldon

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 1,313th most popular athlete (down from 821st in 2019), the 8,544th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,420th in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lewis Sheldon ranks 1,313 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.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Inga Gentzel
1908 - 1991
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,307
Arne Halse
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,308
Igor Tselovalnikov
1944 - 1986
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,309
Siegbert Horn
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,310
Adrien Rommel
1914 - 1963
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,311
György Sarlós
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,312
Lewis Sheldon
1874 - 1960
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,313
Don Quarrie
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,314
Archon of Pella
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,315
Vilhelm Carlberg
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,316
André Jousseaume
1894 - 1960
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,317
Wilhelm Leichum
1911 - 1941
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,318
Ira Murchison
1933 - 1994
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,319

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.

Others Born in 1874

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Aleksander Prystor
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 205
Gheorghe Mironescu
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 206
Georges Trombert
ATHLETE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 207
Josef Lhévinne
MUSICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 208
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 209
Charles R. Knight
PAINTER
1874 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 210
Lewis Sheldon
ATHLETE
1874 - 1960
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 211
Josep Irla
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 212
Guido Balzarini
ATHLETE
1874 - 1935
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 213
Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 214
Paul Van Asbroeck
ATHLETE
1874 - 1959
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 215
Émile Reuter
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1973
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 216
Frank Knox
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 217