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Abel Kiviat

1892 - 1991

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Abel Richard Kiviat (June 23, 1892 – August 24, 1991) was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the oldest living American Olympic medalist at the time of his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Kiviat has received more than 56,807 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Kiviat is the 2,414th most popular athlete (down from 1,635th in 2019), the 12,652nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,431st in 2019) and the 420th most popular American Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Abel Kiviat ranks 2,414 out of 6,025. Before him are Mary Washburn, Magomed Ibragimov, Nikolai Sologubov, David Curtiss Munson, Maureen Gardner, and Mel Pender. After him are Lorne Loomer, Margit Schumann, Lyubov Gurina, Celina Jesionowska, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, and Ramona Neubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Abel Kiviat ranks 303. Before him are Alan Hale Sr., Mirabehn, John F. Seitz, Jason Robards Sr., George Barnes, and Lowell Thomas. After him are William Beaudine, Paul Douglas, Rose McConnell Long, Fatma Begum, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Claire Du Brey. Among people deceased in 1991, Abel Kiviat ranks 279. Before him are Angus Wilson, Mudashiru Lawal, Lino Brocka, William Penney, Baron Penney, John Kerr, and Lilian Bond. After him are Carl Shy, Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, John Sherman Cooper, Roberto Rojas, and Marion Roper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abel Kiviat ranks 12,652 out of 20,380. Before him are Jay Mohr (1970), Tom Irwin (1956), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), Eric Close (1967), Tim Meadows (1961), and Anissa Jones (1958). After him are N. K. Jemisin (1972), Charlie Weber (1978), Scott Altman (1959), Cam Clarke (1957), Derek Chauvin (1976), and Dale Midkiff (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Abel Kiviat ranks 420. Before him are Ryan Crouser (1992), Nate Brooks (1933), Marshall Wayne (1912), Mary Washburn (1907), David Curtiss Munson (1884), and Mel Pender (1937). After him are Jim Bausch (1906), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Charles Austin (1967), Wilbur Thompson (1921), Michael Marsh (1967), and Peter Mueller (1954).

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