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Morris Kirksey

1895 - 1981

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Morris Marshall Kirksey (September 13, 1895 – November 25, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He is one of the few athletes to win gold medals in two different Olympic sports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morris Kirksey is the 350th most popular athlete (up from 544th in 2019), the 5,016th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,305th in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Morris Kirksey ranks 350 out of 6,025. Before him are Truxtun Hare, Sergey Litvinov, Albert Gutterson, Kevin Young, Lis Hartel, and Wyomia Tyus. After him are Henry Russell, Charles Dvorak, Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Harry Stenqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Morris Kirksey ranks 162. Before him are Paul Gorguloff, John J. McCloy, Corrado Alvaro, Rudolph Minkowski, Jankel Adler, and Fedor Ozep. After him are Walter Bedell Smith, Immanuel Velikovsky, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Earl Thomson, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Nigel Bruce. Among people deceased in 1981, Morris Kirksey ranks 131. Before him are Agniya Barto, Aleksandra Beļcova, Lyudmila Zhivkova, Edward Lasker, Beatrice Tinsley, and Zoilo Saldombide. After him are François Bordes, Bobby Sands, Boris Polevoy, Constantin Rădulescu, Julio Libonatti, and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morris Kirksey ranks 5,016 out of 20,380. Before him are John C. Frémont (1813), Barry Newman (1938), Eric Dolphy (1928), Robert Barron (1959), Marc Mitscher (1887), and Jerry Garcia (1942). After him are Henry Russell (1904), Amy Madigan (1950), Burl Ives (1909), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Charles Dvorak (1878), and Gene Barry (1919).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Morris Kirksey ranks 96. Before him are John Geiger (1873), Quinn (null), Truxtun Hare (1878), Albert Gutterson (1887), Kevin Young (1966), and Wyomia Tyus (1945). After him are Henry Russell (1904), Charles Dvorak (1878), Harry Stenqvist (1893), George Baird (1907), Helen Stephens (1918), and Ted Meredith (1891).

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