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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 58,150 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Charles Jenkins Sr. is the 892nd most popular athlete (up from 1,217th in 2019), the 7,645th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,450th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 892 out of 6,025. Before him are Klaus Beer, Frank Hussey, Ludwig Stubbendorf, Giuseppe Gentile, Danas Pozniakas, and Paul Van Asbroeck. After him are Sverre Stenersen, Antonio Conte, Nils Täpp, Martha Genenger, Romeo Bertini, and Jacques Lataste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 404. Before him are Giuseppina Leone, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Jack Colvin, Tullio Baraglia, Rita Renoir, and Ramón Marsal. After him are Nirmala Joshi, Diane di Prima, Leon Rotman, Dave Mackay, Willard Scott, and Alan A'Court.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 7,645 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester Himes (1909), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Holly Black (1971), Jonathan Brandis (1976), Evelyn Lear (1926), and Buster Crabbe (1908). After him are Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), Jason Schwartzman (1980), and James Dashner (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Jenkins Sr. ranks 183. Before him are Cornelius Johnson (1913), Bill Miller (1912), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Larry James (1947), Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo (null), and Frank Hussey (1905). After him are Howard Valentine (1881), John Bray (1875), Karl Warner (1908), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Bill Carr (1909), and Sabin Carr (1904).

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