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Lillian Copeland

1904 - 1964

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Lillian Copeland (née Drossin; November 24, 1904 – July 7, 1964) was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history". She also held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing. She won a silver medal in discus at the 1928 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in discus at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and gold medals in discus, javelin, and shot put at the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Copeland is the 1,976th most popular athlete (down from 717th in 2019), the 10,603rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,010th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lillian Copeland ranks 1,976 out of 6,025. Before her are Wendy Smith-Sly, Tom Kiely, Gertrude Liebhart, Wolfgang Scheidel, Lutz Dombrowski, and Horatio Fitch. After her are Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, Pyrros Dimas, Karl Neumer, Mariya Pinigina, Valery Muratov, and Arvid Spångberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Lillian Copeland ranks 324. Before her are Steven Geray, Alexander Afinogenov, Antonio Janni, Laura La Plante, Gordon Hodgson, and Philip Hall. After her are John Porter, Frank Amyot, Patsy Ruth Miller, Clemente Yerovi, George Brent, and Kay Johnson. Among people deceased in 1964, Lillian Copeland ranks 203. Before her are Luciano Savorini, Alice Wilson, Harold McMunn, Montgomery Wilson, Mikhail Svetlov, and Per Nilsson. After her are Stuart Davis, Branislav Hrnjiček, Frank Albertson, Roscoe Pound, Joe Gaetjens, and Gracie Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Copeland ranks 10,605 out of 20,380. Before her are George Ariyoshi (1926), Clarence White (1944), Howard Baker (1925), Horatio Fitch (1900), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), and Ernest Lehman (1915). After her are Randy Spears (1961), Mark Lenard (1924), Trip Hawkins (1953), D-Von Dudley (1972), Reg E. Cathey (1958), and Janice E. Voss (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lillian Copeland ranks 352. Before her are Steve Prefontaine (1951), August Rodenberg (1873), Charles Thias (1879), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Lou Jones (1932), and Horatio Fitch (1900). After her are Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), William Dickey (1874), Mac Wilkins (1950), Conn Findlay (1930), Marion Roper (1910), and James Dunbar (1930).

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