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Sim Iness

1930 - 1996

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Simeon "Sim" Garland Iness (July 9, 1930 – May 23, 1996) was an American discus thrower who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, breaking the Olympic record several times in the process. Next year he set a new world record at 57.93 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Sim Iness is the 2,356th most popular athlete (down from 2,346th in 2024), the 12,556th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,507th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sim Iness ranks 2,356 out of 6,025. Before him are Miller Anderson, Ivan Dresser, Daniel Rudisha, Sergey Belyayev, Vic Lindquist, and Tiril Eckhoff. After him are Hannu Siitonen, Adrian Metcalfe, Alfonso Menéndez, Qu Yunxia, Heike Henkel, and Shaun White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sim Iness ranks 608. Before him are M. Balamuralikrishna, Sammy Baird, John Arden, Annie Ross, Frank Perry, and Bill Hougland. After him are Geeta Bali, Geeta Dutt, Miguel Seijas, Norman Podhoretz, Shirley Williams, and Joan Mondale. Among people deceased in 1996, Sim Iness ranks 337. Before him are Sverre Sørsdal, Virginia Christine, Tommy Lawton, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Peter Glenville, and Allenby Chilton. After him are Mario Savio, Mary Haas, Eddie Harris, Sultan Rahi, Jacquetta Hawkes, and Juliet Prowse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sim Iness ranks 12,560 out of 20,380. Before him are Crystal Waters (1964), Grant Imahara (1970), Tom Ridge (1945), Richard LaGravenese (1959), Bobby Charles (1938), and Olivia Cole (1942). After him are Byron Beck (1945), Vin Scully (1927), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Taylor Schilling (1984), Mona Freeman (1926), and Chris Carmack (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Sim Iness ranks 413. Before him are Larry Myricks (1956), Lauryn Williams (1983), Kim Min-jae (null), Mal Whitfield (1924), Miller Anderson (1922), and Ivan Dresser (1896). After him are Shaun White (1986), William Steinkraus (1925), Katie Nageotte (1991), Gail Devers (1966), Madeline Manning (1948), and Brian Lewis (1974).

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