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Hal Brown

1898 - 1983

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Horace Hallock "Hal" Brown (March 30, 1898 – December 25, 1983) was an American long-distance runner. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 3000 meter team race where he won the gold medal together with his teammates Arlie Schardt and Ivan Dresser. Brown won the 1916 New England Intercollegiate Cross Country meet leading Williams College to the team title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Brown has received more than 38,460 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Brown is the 1,010th most popular athlete, the 8,772nd most popular biography from United States and the 189th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 15

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  • 1.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hal Brown ranks 1,010 out of 3,059Before him are Adolf Kainz, Gerd Hornberger, David Rigert, Bob Hayes, Sirkka Polkunen, and György Bródy. After him are Karl Röderer, Grigory Mkrtychan, Robert Liottel, Ödön Bodor, Alma Richards, and Norman Read.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Hal Brown ranks 243Before him are Konstantinos Dovas, Mario Mattoli, Cesare Merzagora, Chesty Puller, Gertrude Lawrence, and Eleanor Boardman. After him are Vincent Youmans, Harry Watson, Wiley Post, Baby Dodds, Joe Spence, and Roy Harris. Among people deceased in 1983, Hal Brown ranks 206Before him are Slim Pickens, Giuliano Nostini, Bo Ekelund, Alexia Bryn, Momčilo Đokić, and Joseph Ruttenberg. After him are Claude Papi, Walter Slezak, Gerry Hitchens, Kalevi Kotkas, John Le Mesurier, and Sabin Carr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Brown ranks 8,772 out of 18,182Before him are Adrian Grenier (1976), Tony Lo Bianco (1936), Alice Ghostley (1923), Nanci Griffith (1953), Naya Rivera (1987), and Victor Argo (1934). After him are Jill Stein (1950), Carl Foreman (1914), Jesse Marsch (1973), Sterling Holloway (1905), Elyse Knox (1917), and Chris Poland (1957).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Hal Brown ranks 189Before him are Billy Mills (1938), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Edwin Hedley (1864), William Hogenson (1884), Annette Rogers (1913), and Bob Hayes (1942). After him are Alma Richards (1890), Larry James (1947), Ira Murchison (1933), Sammy Lee (1920), George Dole (1885), and Mary Carew (1913).