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Al LeConey

1901 - 1959

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Jeremiah Alfred LeConey (November 3, 1901 – November 11, 1959) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay race at the 1924 Summer Olympics. LeConey was raised in Moorestown, New Jersey, where he first started showing his ability as a sprinter at Moorestown High School. In 1922, LeConey won the AAU championships in the 220 yard race and, as a Lafayette College (Class of 1923) student, the IC4A championships in both the 100 and 220 yard races. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Al LeConey ran the anchor leg for the American 4x100 meter relay team which won the gold medal with a world record time of 41.0 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al LeConey has received more than 18,173 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Al LeConey is the 1,323rd most popular athlete (up from 1,541st in 2019).

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Al LeConey ranks 1,323 out of 6,025. Before him are Hildrun Laufer-Claus, William D'Amico, Ödön Bodor, Constantin Alexandru, Georges Gandil, and Chrétien Waydelich. After him are Tamara Manina, Serhiy Novikov, James Fifer, Harry Blackstaffe, William Varley, and Valeriu Bularca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Al LeConey ranks 303. Before him are Katri Vala, C. L. R. James, Richard Brauer, Aurora Mardiganian, Hans Drakenberg, and Frank Buckles. After him are Mildred Wiley, Sven Utterström, Malcolm MacDonald, Henry Eyring, Paul Fritsch, and Brian Donlevy. Among people deceased in 1959, Al LeConey ranks 186. Before him are Abraham Flexner, Elisabeth Moore, Boris Lavrenyov, Blind Willie McTell, Jerónimo Méndez, and Otto Bartning. After him are Guillermo Riveros, George Padmore, Osvaldo Sáez, Gustaf Weidel, Arvid Spångberg, and Eusebio Díaz.

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