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Emerson Spencer

1906 - 1985

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Emerson Lane "Bud" Spencer (October 10, 1906 – May 15, 1985) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3.13.4 in the 4×440 yard relay in London. Early in his career, Spencer competed in the hurdles in addition to sprinting, finishing second in the 220 yard low hurdles and fourth in the 120 yard high hurdles while running for Modesto High School in Modesto, California at the 1923 CIF California State Meet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emerson Spencer has received more than 23,569 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Emerson Spencer is the 393rd most popular athlete (up from 656th in 2019), the 5,677th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,319th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Emerson Spencer ranks 393 out of 6,025. Before him are Team Hoyt, Henri Jobier, Forrest Smithson, Dimitrie Popescu, Galina Bystrova, and Jack Broughton. After him are Edwin Flack, Allen Woodring, Bobby Morrow, Willie Applegarth, Otis Davis, and Sidney Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Emerson Spencer ranks 247. Before him are Arturo Uslar Pietri, René David, Corneliu Baba, Rodolfo Volk, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Madeleine Carroll, Tuvia Bielski, V. J. Sukselainen, Maurice Sachs, Georges Ronsse, and Wolfgang Staudte. Among people deceased in 1985, Emerson Spencer ranks 156. Before him are Vivien Thomas, Ludo Coeck, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Bruno de Finetti, Julian Beck, and Karl Zischek. After him are Viorica Ursuleac, Jules Vandooren, Big Joe Turner, Arkady Fiedler, Renato Olmi, and Enrique Fernández Viola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Emerson Spencer ranks 5,677 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenneth Noland (1924), Anita Borg (1949), Forrest Smithson (1884), Henry Knox (1750), Paul Sweezy (1910), and Roger Sherman (1721). After him are Allen Woodring (1898), Bobby Morrow (1935), Hal Moore (1922), Ed O'Ross (1949), Stanley G. Payne (1934), and Edna Ferber (1885).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Emerson Spencer ranks 95. Before him are Honus Wagner (1874), Earle Meadows (1913), Charles Dvorak (1878), Eddie Tolan (1908), George Saling (1909), and Forrest Smithson (1884). After him are Allen Woodring (1898), Bobby Morrow (1935), Otis Davis (1932), Sidney Johnson (1877), Jim Lightbody (1882), and Tyson Gay (1982).

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