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Steve Seymour

1920 - 1973

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Stephen Andrew Seymour (October 4, 1920, in New York City – June 18, 1973, in Los Angeles) was an American physician and track and field coach and athlete, who in the 1948 London Olympics won America's first silver medal in the javelin throw, a feat that to-date would be repeated only in the 1952 Olympics. Setting the American javelin record in 1945 and 1947, Seymour is regarded by track and field historians as America's original javelin technician. Seymour, who was of Jewish heritage, was actually born Seymour Cohen in New York, but in his mid-20's changed his name to Stephen Seymour to avoid anti-Semitism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Seymour is the 1,720th most popular athlete (up from 2,802nd in 2019), the 9,834th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,319th in 2019) and the 314th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Steve Seymour ranks 1,720 out of 6,025. Before him are Willie Davenport, Julius Sang, Hermanus Brockmann, Barney Ewell, Tijjani Reijnders, and Mário de Noronha. After him are Audrey Williamson, María Caridad Colón, György Gedó, Hubert Stevens, Frank Greer, and Jerzy Kaczmarek.

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Among people born in 1920, Steve Seymour ranks 392. Before him are Doug Serrurier, Edy Reinalter, Nguyễn Thị Định, Adele Goldstine, Georg Leber, and Denton Cooley. After him are Friedrich Waller, John Paul Stevens, Kenneth McAlpine, Zully Moreno, Adolph Dubs, and Luisa Cuesta. Among people deceased in 1973, Steve Seymour ranks 253. Before him are Dudley Senanayake, Umberto Zanolini, Arthur Fadden, Eddie Rickenbacker, Gustav Freij, and Mário de Noronha. After him are Alla Tarasova, Armando Segato, Nasif Estéfano, Conrad Aiken, Folke Rogard, and Aleksandr Ponomarev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Seymour ranks 9,836 out of 20,380. Before him are Barret Oliver (1973), Mark Henry (1971), Richard Taruskin (1945), Karen Fukuhara (1992), Erna Schneider Hoover (1926), and Susan Peters (1921). After him are Danica McKellar (1975), Riley Reid (1991), Thomas F. Bayard (1828), Dorian Harewood (1950), Paul Bostaph (1964), and Jessica Jung (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Steve Seymour ranks 314. Before him are Alvah Meyer (1888), Alan Washbond (1899), Harry DeBaecke (1879), Randy Matson (1945), Willie Davenport (1943), and Barney Ewell (1918). After him are Hubert Stevens (1890), Frank Greer (1879), Paul Pilgrim (1883), Lam Jones (1958), Charles Vinci (1933), and Ira Davenport (1887).

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