1920 - 2004
Owen Guinn Smith (May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault.Born in McKinney, Texas, Smith moved to California when he was a child. He was originally a high jumper, but UC Berkeley, the university he wanted to attend, already had a strong high jumping team, so he took up pole vaulting. He won the NCAA championships in 1941, the year before he graduated as a history major. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guinn Smith has received more than 25,780 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Guinn Smith is the 699th most popular athlete (down from 628th in 2019), the 7,510th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,558th in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Guinn Smith ranks 699 out of 3,059. Before him are Annelie Ehrhardt, Carlo Pavesi, Birger Sörvik, Yngvar Bryn, Frederick Schule, and Erich Borchmeyer. After him are Fernando Altimani, Karl Warner, Antero Kivi, Josef Holeček, Amos Biwott, and Mahmoud Namjoo.
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 693
1923 - 1995
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 694
1879 - 1978
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 695
1881 - 1947
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 696
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 697
1905 - 2000
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 698
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 699
1893 - 1963
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 700
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 701
1904 - 1981
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 702
1921 - 2005
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 703
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 704
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 705
Among people born in 1920, Guinn Smith ranks 317. Before him are Olle Åhlund, Ella Raines, Gino Cappello, Neville Brand, Idea Vilariño, and Cecilia Colledge. After him are Bella Abzug, William Colby, Carlo Monti, Paul Mebus, Jim Siedow, and Ljubomir Lovrić. Among people deceased in 2004, Guinn Smith ranks 224. Before him are Jiří Weiss, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, José Luis Cuciuffo, Gunder Hägg, Mikhail Voronin, and Anna Lee. After him are Yordan Radichkov, Mochtar Lubis, Zurab Sakandelidze, Marvin Heemeyer, Heinrich Mark, and Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy.
1920 - 1996
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 311
1920 - 1988
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 312
1920 - 1990
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 313
1920 - 1992
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 314
1920 - 2009
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 315
1920 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 316
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 317
1920 - 1998
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 318
1920 - 1996
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 319
1920 - 2016
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 320
1920 - 1993
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 321
1920 - 2003
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 322
1920 - 1994
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 323
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 218
1942 - 2004
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 219
1961 - 2004
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 220
1918 - 2004
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 221
1945 - 2004
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 222
1913 - 2004
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 223
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 224
1929 - 2004
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 225
1922 - 2004
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 226
1945 - 2004
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 227
1951 - 2004
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 228
1911 - 2004
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 229
1919 - 2004
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 230
Among people born in United States, Guinn Smith ranks 7,510 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael J. Anderson (1953), Horatio Parker (1863), Hassler Whitney (1907), Maxfield Parrish (1870), Lyle Mays (1953), and Michael Paul Chan (1950). After him are Samuel Dexter (1761), Harry Lennix (1964), Awkwafina (1988), James McDivitt (1929), Buddy Hackett (1924), and Thomas Horsfield (1773).
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 7,504
1863 - 1919
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,505
1907 - 1989
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,506
1870 - 1966
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,507
1953 - 2020
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,508
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,509
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,510
1761 - 1816
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,511
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 7,512
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 7,513
1929 - 2022
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 7,514
1924 - 2003
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 7,515
1773 - 1859
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 7,516
Among athletes born in United States, Guinn Smith ranks 138. Before him are Jackson Scholz (1897), Oliver Macdonald (1904), Emerson Spencer (1906), Glenn Hardin (1910), Don Bragg (1935), and Frederick Schule (1879). After him are Karl Warner (1908), Mel Patton (1924), Maurice Greene (1974), Andy Stanfield (1927), Alice Coachman (1923), and Ed Hamm (1906).
1897 - 1986
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 132
1904 - 1973
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 133
1906 - 1985
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 134
1910 - 1975
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 135
1935 - 2019
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 136
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 137
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 138
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 139
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 140
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 141
1927 - 1985
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 142
1923 - 2014
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 143
1906 - 1982
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 144