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Francis Lane

1874 - 1927

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Francis Adonijah Lane (September 23, 1874 – February 17, 1927) was an American sprinter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece. At the time of the 1896 Summer Olympics Lane was in his junior year at Princeton University and was one of the four from the university that made up the American team of 14 competitors, the 16 day journey to Athens didn't help Lane, and he arrived in the poorest condition after suffering from sea sickness. Lane competed in the 100 metres, and when he won his heat in 12.2 seconds, he became the first American to compete at the Olympic Games and the first ever person to win a 100-metre race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Lane has received more than 33,698 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Lane is the 250th most popular athlete (down from 227th in 2019), the 4,602nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,809th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Francis Lane ranks 250 out of 6,025. Before him are John Ljunggren, Frederick Lorz, Ben Adams, Robert Kerr, Peter Snell, and Inessa Kravets. After him are Jonathan Edwards, Marlies Göhr, Volmari Iso-Hollo, K. D. Jadhav, Miruts Yifter, and Evelyne Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Francis Lane ranks 125. Before him are Nicola Canali, Fred Niblo, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Mary Ann Bevan, Alexander Khatisian, and Manuel Díaz. After him are Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nasrullah Khan, Charles Fort, Władysław Grabski, Dimitrios Golemis, and Billy Meredith. Among people deceased in 1927, Francis Lane ranks 81. Before him are Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, Oscar Swahn, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, József Rippl-Rónai, Erik Ivar Fredholm, and Franz Rohr von Denta. After him are Sam Warner, Constance Markievicz, Borisav Stanković, Charles Warren, Sascha Schneider, and János Csernoch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Lane ranks 4,602 out of 20,380. Before him are Emile Ardolino (1943), Armand Hammer (1898), John McCook (1944), Emma Lazarus (1849), Julia Grant (1826), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961). After him are Adam Lambert (1982), Beau Biden (1969), Harry Frankfurt (1929), Keith David (1956), Yusuf Estes (1944), and Olive Thomas (1894).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Francis Lane ranks 56. Before him are Michael Johnson (1967), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Arthur L. Newton (1883), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Frederick Lorz (1884), and Ben Adams (1890). After him are Evelyne Hall (1909), Donald Lippincott (1893), Ed Ablowich (1913), Harold Osborn (1899), William Hoyt (1875), and Alice Coachman (1923).

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