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Wesley Coe

1879 - 1926

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Wesley William Coe Jr. (May 8, 1879 – December 24, 1926), sometimes listed as William Wesley Coe Jr., was an American track and field athlete who competed principally in the shot put and also in the hammer throw, discus throw, and tug of war. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Coe competed for the University of Oxford and became the shot put champion of England in 1901 and 1902. He was also the first American athlete to be awarded a "blue." He returned to the United States in 1902 and won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wesley Coe is the 2,325th most popular athlete (down from 1,736th in 2019), the 12,216th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,289th in 2019) and the 399th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wesley Coe ranks 2,325 out of 6,025. Before him are Yelena Slesarenko, Ollan Cassell, Stefano Baldini, Jess Thorup, Bernhard Glass, and Eva Korpela. After him are Petru Iosub, David Smith, Aldo Tarlao, Hans van Helden, Leslie Claudius, and Nezha Bidouane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Wesley Coe ranks 260. Before him are Edward Dillon, Elmer McCollum, Albert Ireton, Gerald Logan, Lucy Burns, and James Branch Cabell. After him are Coenraad Hiebendaal, Vachel Lindsay, Terence MacSwiney, Harry A. Pollard, King Baggot, and Kathlyn Williams. Among people deceased in 1926, Wesley Coe ranks 121. Before him are Emily Hobhouse, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Sidney Lee, Patrick Leahy, Annie Speirs, and Charles Marion Russell. After him are Tom Forman, Ronald Firbank, Alton B. Parker, and John W. Weeks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wesley Coe ranks 12,219 out of 20,380. Before him are Ansel Elgort (1994), Pauline Frederick (1883), Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933), Chris Fehn (1973), Jimmy Witherspoon (1920), and Nel Noddings (1929). After him are Jeff Jarrett (1967), Zach Roerig (1985), Audrey Hollander (1979), John Buford (1826), Amber Tamblyn (1983), and Bart Conner (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Wesley Coe ranks 399. Before him are Vicki Draves (1924), Foy Draper (1911), Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Ron Brown (1961), and Ollan Cassell (1937). After him are Bruce Harlan (1926), Jack Yerman (1939), Phil Heath (1979), Martha Hudson (1939), John McLean (1878), and Pete George (1929).

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