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Randy Matson

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James Randel "Randy" Matson (born March 5, 1945) is an American track and field athlete who mostly competed in the shot put. Matson won a silver medal at the 1964 and a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Matson is the 1,713th most popular athlete (up from 1,759th in 2019), the 9,806th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,483rd in 2019) and the 311th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Randy Matson ranks 1,713 out of 6,025. Before him are Gelindo Bordin, Ruurd Leegstra, Doris Maletzki, Christina Heinich, Nils Hellsten, and Ellina Zvereva. After him are Willie Davenport, Julius Sang, Hermanus Brockmann, Barney Ewell, Tijjani Reijnders, and Mário de Noronha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Randy Matson ranks 561. Before him are Diane Sawyer, Henri Emmanuelli, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Carl Robie, Filoimea Telito, and Jim Gordon. After him are Gail Chanfreau, Richard Taruskin, Claes-Göran Hederström, Mwanza Mukombo, Ewa Lipska, and Cliff DeYoung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Matson ranks 9,808 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark R. Hughes (1956), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), Paul Kurtz (1925), Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), Sonny Terry (1911), and Kevin Alejandro (1976). After him are Phillip Griffiths (1938), Willie Davenport (1943), Denton Cooley (1920), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Wallace Langham (1965), and Dudley Nichols (1895).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Randy Matson ranks 311. Before him are Nathaniel Cartmell (1883), Max Emmerich (1879), Daniel Kelly (1883), Alvah Meyer (1888), Alan Washbond (1899), and Harry DeBaecke (1879). After him are Willie Davenport (1943), Barney Ewell (1918), Steve Seymour (1920), Hubert Stevens (1890), Frank Greer (1879), and Paul Pilgrim (1883).

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