ATHLETE
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947

Meredith Colket
Meredith Bright Colket (November 19, 1878 – June 7, 1947) was an American pole vaulter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the men's pole vault ahead of Norwegian Carl-Albert Andersen who won bronze. Irving Baxter won gold. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meredith Colket is the 2,085th most popular athlete (up from 2,539th in 2019), the 11,200th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,282nd in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Meredith Colket ranks 2,085 out of 6,025. Before him are Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Norvel Lee, Mervyn Wood, Fița Lovin, Abdul Hamid, and Hans Wetterström. After him are Dorothy Shirley, Shinji Hosokawa, Zdravko Hebel, Nobutaka Taguchi, Peter-Michael Kolbe, and Marilyn Black.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaisa Mäkäräinen
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,079
Norvel Lee
1924 - 1992
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,080
Mervyn Wood
1917 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,081
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,082
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,083
Hans Wetterström
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,084
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,085
Dorothy Shirley
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,086
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,087
Zdravko Hebel
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,088
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,089
Peter-Michael Kolbe
1953 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,090
Marilyn Black
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,091
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Meredith Colket ranks 237. Before him are Macario Sakay, Gaston Salmon, George Campbell, Richard Meinertzhagen, Herbert H. Lehman, and Frederick Humphreys. After him are Oscar Apfel, Spyridon Belokas, Léon Binoche, Charles Hefferon, Henry Weed Fowler, and John McLean. Among people deceased in 1947, Meredith Colket ranks 212. Before him are Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Harald Natvig, David Samanez Ocampo, Mari Gerekmezyan, Alphonzo Bell, and James Larkin. After him are Ercole Olgeni, Albert Ireton, Adrienne Ames, Alfred Bowerman, Olive Borden, and Georg Hoffmann.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsMacario Sakay
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1907
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 231
Gaston Salmon
FENCER
1878 - 1918
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 232
George Campbell
ATHLETE
1878 - 1972
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 233
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 234
Herbert H. Lehman
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1963
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 235
Frederick Humphreys
WRESTLER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 236
Meredith Colket
ATHLETE
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 237
Oscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 238
Spyridon Belokas
ATHLETE
1878 - 2000
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 239
Léon Binoche
RUGBY PLAYER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 240
Charles Hefferon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1931
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 241
Henry Weed Fowler
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1965
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 242
John McLean
ATHLETE
1878 - 1955
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 243
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsRosa Smith Eigenmann
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 206
Harald Natvig
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 207
David Samanez Ocampo
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1947
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 208
Mari Gerekmezyan
SCULPTOR
1913 - 1947
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 209
Alphonzo Bell
TENNIS PLAYER
1875 - 1947
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 210
James Larkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1947
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 211
Meredith Colket
ATHLETE
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 212
Ercole Olgeni
ATHLETE
1883 - 1947
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 213
Albert Ireton
BOXER
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 214
Adrienne Ames
ACTOR
1907 - 1947
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 215
Alfred Bowerman
CRICKETER
1873 - 1947
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 216
Olive Borden
ACTOR
1906 - 1947
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 217
Georg Hoffmann
SWIMMER
1880 - 1947
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 218
In United States
Among people born in United States, Meredith Colket ranks 11,202 out of 20,380. Before him are Joey Belladonna (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Chyler Leigh (1982), George Murphy (1902), Dwight Yoakam (1956), and Debbi Peterson (1961). After him are John M. Fabian (1939), Gloria DeHaven (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Barney Bigard (1906), Al Attles (1936), and Marlo Thomas (1937).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoey Belladonna
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 11,196
Enrique Peñalosa
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,197
Chyler Leigh
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,198
George Murphy
ACTOR
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,199
Dwight Yoakam
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,200
Debbi Peterson
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,201
Meredith Colket
ATHLETE
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,202
John M. Fabian
ASTRONAUT
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,203
Gloria DeHaven
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,204
Benjamin N. Cardozo
LAWYER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,205
Barney Bigard
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11,206
Al Attles
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 11,207
Marlo Thomas
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 11,208
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Meredith Colket ranks 363. Before him are Gwen Torrence (1965), Charles Dumas (1937), Frank Henry (1909), Benny Brown (1953), Isabelle Daniels (1937), and Norvel Lee (1924). After him are Evelyne Hall (1909), Sammy Lee (1920), Billy Mills (1938), Jennison Heaton (1904), George Bonhag (1882), and Henry Seiling (1872).
Gwen Torrence
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 357
Charles Dumas
1937 - 2004
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 358
Frank Henry
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 359
Benny Brown
1953 - 1996
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 360
Isabelle Daniels
1937 - 2017
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 361
Norvel Lee
1924 - 1992
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 362
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 363
Evelyne Hall
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 364
Sammy Lee
1920 - 2016
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 365
Billy Mills
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 366
Jennison Heaton
1904 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 367
George Bonhag
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 368
Henry Seiling
1872 - 2000
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 369