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Merritt Giffin

1887 - 1911

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Merritt Hayward Giffin (August 20, 1887 – July 11, 1911) was an American athlete who won a silver medal in the discus throw at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won the AAU discus title in 1910. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Merritt Giffin is the 2,542nd most popular athlete (down from 1,845th in 2024), the 13,291st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,721st in 2019) and the 443rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Merritt Giffin ranks 2,542 out of 6,025. Before him are Ginka Zagorcheva, John Davis, Yordan Mitkov, Catherine Ndereba, Lars Berger, and Deepika Kumari. After him are Stefan Lövgren, Clarence McKerrow, Svetlana Paramygina, Willye White, Shirley Cawley, and Moses Kiptanui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Merritt Giffin ranks 291. Before him are Ralph Ince, Harold Lockwood, Walter Connolly, Billy Bevan, Gertrude Astor, and Harry Hines Woodring. After him are William Frawley, Jack Mulhall, Harry F. Byrd, Raymond Hatton, Ernest Gruening, and Sam Dickson. Among people deceased in 1911, Merritt Giffin ranks 89. Before him are Carl Folcker, Carrie Nation, Dezső Bánffy, Marc Delafontaine, Morten Müller, and William McGregor. After him is Sam Dickson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merritt Giffin ranks 13,295 out of 20,380. Before him are John Davis (1921), George Nelson (1950), Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Tex Beneke (1914), Ryan Garcia (1998), and Michelle Thomas (1968). After him are Olympia Snowe (1947), Alison Krauss (1971), Horatio Greenough (1805), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), and Jayma Mays (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Merritt Giffin ranks 443. Before him are Frank Shakespeare (1930), Kenny Harrison (1965), Mack Robinson (1914), Diane Williams (1960), Roger Kingdom (1962), and John Davis (1921). After him are Willye White (1939), Leroy Burrell (1967), James Hall (null), Clarence DeMar (1888), Allen Johnson (1971), and Abel Kiviat (1892).

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