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William Steinkraus

1925 - 2017

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William Clark "Bill" Steinkraus (October 12, 1925 – November 29, 2017) was an American show jumping champion. Steinkraus participated in five Olympic Games. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, held in Mexico City, he won a gold medal in individual jumping with the horse, Snowbound. He obtained two silver medals in Team Jumping, first in 1960 on his mount, Ksar d'Espirt, and 1972 on Main Spring. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). William Steinkraus is the 2,363rd most popular athlete (up from 2,763rd in 2024), the 12,608th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,193rd in 2019) and the 415th most popular American Athlete.

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Among athletes, William Steinkraus ranks 2,363 out of 6,025. Before him are Hannu Siitonen, Adrian Metcalfe, Alfonso Menéndez, Qu Yunxia, Heike Henkel, and Shaun White. After him are Katie Nageotte, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Ernest Chapman, Helen Volk, Vic Emery, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William Steinkraus ranks 517. Before him are Cara Williams, Tom Dowd, Frank Borghi, George MacDonald Fraser, Tage Henriksen, and Morgan Woodward. After him are Albert Paulsen, Alexei Guryshev, Ravindra Kelekar, John Compton, Nina Bawden, and Roy Brown. Among people deceased in 2017, William Steinkraus ranks 589. Before him are J. P. Donleavy, Brent Briscoe, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Len Wein, Bill Hougland, and Cristina Adela Foișor. After him are Monty Hall, Sofía Ímber, Wilfried, Connie Hawkins, Kishori Amonkar, and Valery Asapov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Steinkraus ranks 12,616 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Rosenthal (1949), Natalia Dyer (1995), Todd Solondz (1959), Cornelia Fort (1919), David S. Johnson (1945), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Dick Butkus (1942). After him are Marjorie Main (1890), and Norman Lear (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Steinkraus ranks 415. Before him are Kim Min-jae (null), Mal Whitfield (1924), Miller Anderson (1922), Ivan Dresser (1896), Sim Iness (1930), and Shaun White (1986). After him are Katie Nageotte (1991), Gail Devers (1966), Madeline Manning (1948), Brian Lewis (1974), Mary Washburn (1907), and Joan Benoit (1957).

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