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Lloyd La Beach

1922 - 1999

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Lloyd Barrington LaBeach (28 June 1922 – 19 February 1999) was a Panamanian sprinter, who won two bronze medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama and for Central America. He also competed in the long jump. In the 100 meters, he finished behind American athletes Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton, also from the United States. Born in Panama City, his parents were Jamaican immigrants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lloyd La Beach is the 941st most popular athlete (up from 960th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Panama (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lloyd La Beach ranks 941 out of 6,025. Before him are Andreas Kunz, Nikolai Gorbachev, Tarjei Bø, Conrad Magnusson, Emmett Toppino, and Remigijus Valiulis. After him are Joseph Bessala, Mahmoud Fayad, Georg Åberg, Mária Gulácsy, Zoran Janković, and Frank Odberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Lloyd La Beach ranks 311. Before him are Mariya Dolina, Leslie Marr, Stanislav Rostotsky, Léopold Anoul, Stellan Nilsson, and Ann-Britt Leyman. After him are Rui Campos, Janis Paige, Jacques Lataste, Luis Aponte Martínez, Sid Caesar, and Mariya Polivanova. Among people deceased in 1999, Lloyd La Beach ranks 208. Before him are Maria Sander, Yury Malyshev, Heinrich Schmid, Christopher Cockerell, Bing Xin, and Raúl Silva Henríquez. After him are Rick Danko, Hideo Itokawa, Birgit Cullberg, Celso Torrelio, Sarah Kane, and João Cabral de Melo Neto.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Lloyd La Beach ranks 24 out of 71. Before him are Jordana Brewster (1980), Jorge Dely Valdés (1967), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), Martín Torrijos (1963), Adelaide Lambert (1907), and José Antonio Remón Cantera (1908). After him are Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937), Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938), Jorge Illueca (1918), Pablo Arosemena (1836), Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886), and Aristides Royo (1940).

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Among ATHLETES In Panama

Among athletes born in Panama, Lloyd La Beach ranks 1. After him are Irving Saladino (1983), Alonso Edward (1989), Atheyna Bylon (null), Ravi Kumar (null), and Jorge Castelblanco (null).

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