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Oliver Macdonald

1904 - 1973

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J. Oliver Macdonald (February 20, 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey - April 14, 1973 in Flemington, New Jersey) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. At the Paris Olympics, John Oliver Macdonald ran the third leg in the American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3.16.0. John Oliver MacDonald graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1927. During his HS and college career he won 91 medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Macdonald is the 274th most popular athlete (up from 949th in 2019), the 4,549th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,868th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oliver Macdonald ranks 274 out of 6,025Before her are Francisco Lázaro, Oscar Dessomville, James Quinn, Francis Lane, Martin Lundström, and Mamo Wolde. After her are Harry Hillman, Giulio Gaudini, Douglas Bennett, Allen Woodring, Hermann Barrelet, and Miruts Yifter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Oliver Macdonald ranks 159Before her are Grete Stern, Dmitri Ivanenko, Joseph Schmidt, Pyotr Koshevoy, Ray Bolger, and Lin Huiyin. After her are Giulio Gaudini, A. H. M. Jones, Armando Castellazzi, Chen Boda, Salomėja Nėris, and Daniel Guérin. Among people deceased in 1973, Oliver Macdonald ranks 137Before her are Hilda Geiringer, Walter Krüger, Aleksandr Ptushko, Joe E. Brown, Alexander Vandegrift, and Jim Croce. After her are Théo Lefèvre, István Kertész, Henry Darger, Carmine Gallone, Dean Corll, and Eleazar López Contreras.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Macdonald ranks 4,549 out of 20,380Before her are Robert Ressler (1937), Francis Lane (1874), Ray Bolger (1904), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Byron Scott (1961), and B. J. Thomas (1942). After her are Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Crawford Long (1815), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Bruno Kirby (1949), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), and Frank Elmore Ross (1874).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Oliver Macdonald ranks 72Before her are Dallas Long (1940), Bobby Morrow (1935), Carlos Lopes (1947), Charley Borah (1906), James Quinn (1906), and Francis Lane (1874). After her are Harry Hillman (1881), Allen Woodring (1898), Ken Myers (1896), Dean Smith (1932), Robert Taylor (1948), and John Paine (1870).