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Wilbur Thompson

1921 - 2013

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Wilbur Marvin "Moose" Thompson (April 6, 1921 – December 25, 2013) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, leading an American sweep of the medals. While studying at Modesto Junior College, Thompson won the national junior college title in 1939 and 1940. He then served in the US Army during World War II, and in 1946 placed second at the NCAA championships while at USC. He held a world ranking of #6 in 1947, #2 in 1948, #3 in 1949 and #4 in 1950. Thompson graduated with a master's degree in petroleum engineering and later worked in the oil production and at the California State Lands Commission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wilbur Thompson is the 2,202nd most popular athlete (up from 2,402nd in 2024), the 11,840th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,789th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilbur Thompson ranks 2,202 out of 6,025. Before him are Žydrūnas Savickas, Thủy Nguyên district, Nijolė Sabaitė, Randy Barnes, Ulrike Bruns, and Tirunesh Dibaba. After him are Jochen Schümann, Svetlana Masterkova, Tatyana Lebedeva, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Alevtina Olyunina, and Dave Wottle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Wilbur Thompson ranks 439. Before him are Johnny Otis, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Art Clokey, Marilyn Maxwell, Richard Wilbur, and Ion Negoițescu. After him are Horace Gould, Chen Muhua, Yevgeni Babich, Terence Cooke, R. K. Laxman, and Sahir Ludhianvi. Among people deceased in 2013, Wilbur Thompson ranks 467. Before him are Don Meineke, José María Maguregui, Vladimir Vikulov, Marina Solodkin, Robin Sachs, and Bruce C. Murray. After him are Vern Mikkelsen, Michel Knuysen, José Cardona, Lajos Für, John Kerr, and McDonald Bailey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilbur Thompson ranks 11,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry M. Jackson (1912), Jodi Benson (1961), Richard Price (1949), Ed Flanders (1934), Jeff Teague (1988), Don Stark (1954), Lucy Burns (1879), Ivan Moody (1980), and Betty Thomas (1948). After him are Timothy Ray Brown (1966), Mike Gravel (1930), and Fabiano Caruana (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Wilbur Thompson ranks 382. Before him are Earl Young (1941), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Tris Speaker (1888), Louise Ritter (1958), William D'Amico (1910), and Randy Barnes (1966). After him are Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), Dave Wottle (1950), Kim Turner (1961), Félix Sánchez (1977), Lesley Ashburner (1883), and Rod Milburn (1950).

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