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Pete Desjardins

1907 - 1985

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Ulise Joseph "Pete" Desjardins (April 12, 1907 – May 6, 1985) was an American diver who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. Born in St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, Canada, Desjardins grew up in Florida. In 1924 he won the silver medal in the 3 m springboard competition and finished sixth in the plain high diving event. Four years later, he won gold medals in the 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Desjardins is the 2,865th most popular athlete (down from 2,526th in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from Canada (down from 769th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pete Desjardins ranks 2,865 out of 6,025. Before him are Yipsi Moreno, Jefferson Pérez, Djabir Saïd-Guerni, Willi Wülbeck, Charlotte and Laura Tremble, and Kathrin Boron. After him are Bob Seagren, Kim Gevaert, Vladimir Krylov, Jemima Sumgong, Yumileidi Cumbá, and Harvey Glance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Pete Desjardins ranks 404. Before him are Ernst Loof, Ruby Myers, Gladys Bentley, Philip Slone, Louis MacNeice, and Allan Jones. After him are Mehboob Khan, Peggy Shannon, Paul Fannin, Joyce Compton, Jane Froman, and Krishna Hutheesing. Among people deceased in 1985, Pete Desjardins ranks 291. Before him are Gabriel Elorde, George K. Arthur, Pauli Murray, John Davis Lodge, William Alwyn, and Marion Martin. After him are Stepin Fetchit, James Craig, Grayson Hall, Potter Stewart, Marion Byron, and Eva Bowring.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Pete Desjardins ranks 865 out of 1,622. Before him are Mark Lee (1999), Jonathan Cherry (1977), Emily Hampshire (1981), Allen Berg (1961), Christina Cox (1971), and Molly Parker (1972). After him are Timothy Findley (1930), Andrea Jung (1959), Harry Jerome (1940), Gary Lux (1959), John Ralston Saul (1947), and Gregory Colbert (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Pete Desjardins ranks 55. Before him are Richard Louis Duckett (1884), Nelson Kuhn (1937), Clarence McKerrow (1877), Myriam Bédard (1969), Brianne Theisen-Eaton (1988), and Marc-André Fleury (1984). After him are Harry Jerome (1940), Dean Crawford (1958), Lynn Williams (null), Tommy Gorman (1886), Aaron Brown (1992), and Dave Trottier (1906).

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