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Charles Jenkins Sr.

1934 - Today

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Charles Lamont "Charlie" Jenkins (born January 7, 1934) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Coached by Jumbo Elliott, Jenkins won in the 1955 National AAU title in 440 yd (402 m) but at the 1956 Olympics all eyes were on Jenkins' U.S. teammate, Lou Jones, who held the world record. Jones had won the U.S. Trials while Jenkins had placed a distant third. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Jenkins Sr. has received more than 53,079 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Charles Jenkins Sr. is the 1,218th most popular athlete (down from 917th in 2019), the 9,471st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,712th in 2019) and the 221st most popular American Athlete.

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  • 53k

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  • 42.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 1,218 out of 3,059. Before him are Nadezhda Olizarenko, Horace Ashenfelter, Hasely Crawford, Tom Richards, Jan Werner, and Tommaso Lequio di Assaba. After him are Victor Verschueren, Frank Odberg, Ursula Donath, Konstantinos Kenteris, Hugo Wieslander, and Udham Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 444. Before him are Gordon Bell, Richard Briers, Tom Bridger, Fredy Perlman, Todor Diev, and Joe Williams. After him are Eddie Harris, James Sikking, Bud Luckey, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jim Inhofe, and Juan Manuel Bordeu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 9,471 out of 18,182. Before him are Brad Garrett (1960), Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816), Mark Valley (1964), Michelle Hurst (1953), Lillian Wald (1867), and Les Clark (1907). After him are Eddie Money (1949), Don Keefer (1916), Peter Gould (1950), Tipper Gore (1948), Johnnie Ray (1927), and Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 221. Before him are Frank Waller (1884), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Cliff Bourland (1921), Calvin Smith (1961), Oscar Osthoff (1883), and Horace Ashenfelter (1923). After him are Fred Tootell (1902), John Taylor (1883), Carl Osburn (1884), Daniel Frank (1882), Clarence Pinkston (1900), and Cy Young (1928).

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