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Commodore Cochran

1902 - 1969

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Commodore Shelton "Com" Cochran (January 20, 1902 – January 3, 1969) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Mississippi and died in San Francisco, California. As a Mississippi State University student, Commodore Cochran won the NCAA championships in 440-yard dash in 1922 and 1923. At the Paris Olympics, Cochran ran the opening leg in American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3.16.0. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Commodore Cochran has received more than 17,861 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Commodore Cochran is the 1,120th most popular athlete (down from 963rd in 2019), the 9,152nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,029th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Commodore Cochran ranks 1,120 out of 3,059. Before him are Alois Schnabel, Tibor Berczelly, Juan Rodríguez, Aldo Ghira, Erkki Kataja, and Wang Junxia. After him are Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Robert Benson, Dorothy Brookshaw, Achille Souchard, Gelindo Bordin, and Tetsuo Hamuro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Commodore Cochran ranks 272. Before him are Antonio Maquilón, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Slezak, José Humberto Quintero Parra, Solomon, and Emil Jónsson. After him are Mary Philbin, Walter Dietrich, Ann Harding, Fred Tootell, Sida Košutić, and Margaret Woodbridge. Among people deceased in 1969, Commodore Cochran ranks 199. Before him are Kazimierz Wierzyński, Hjalmar Cedercrona, Martita Hunt, Giorgio Chiavacci, Gaston Strobino, and Erkki Kataja. After him are Petras Klimas, Natalie Talmadge, Bess Meredyth, Zheng Junli, Pauline Bush, and Leonard Chess.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Commodore Cochran ranks 9,152 out of 18,182. Before him are Rosie Perez (1964), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), David Thornton (1953), Jobyna Ralston (1899), James Morrison (1954), and Mardy Fish (1981). After him are Stipe Miocic (1982), Mary Philbin (1902), Cleve Moler (1939), Bob Gibson (1935), Avril Haines (1969), and Alvah Bessie (1904).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Commodore Cochran ranks 205. Before him are Mildred Wiley (1901), Steve Anderson (1906), Sabin Carr (1904), Morris Kirksey (1895), Jack Shea (1910), and Barney Ewell (1918). After him are Shaun White (1986), Edith McGuire (1944), Arthur Harnden (1924), William Varley (1880), Bob Schul (1937), and Conn Findlay (1930).

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