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Jack Medica

1914 - 1985

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Jack Chapman Medica (October 5, 1914 – April 15, 1985) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Medica won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and set a new Olympic record at 4:44.5, joining Adolph Kiefer as the only American swimmers to win a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the 1,500-meter freestyle, recording a final time of 19:34.0. Medica also received a second silver medal as a member of the runner-up U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Medica has received more than 27,676 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jack Medica is the 145th most popular swimmer (down from 81st in 2019), the 10,871st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,188th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jack Medica ranks 145 out of 709. Before him are Kathy Ellis, Inge de Bruijn, Wilhelm Lützow, Pua Kealoha, Andrea Pollack, and George Vernot. After him are Shiro Hashizume, Harold Hardwick, Bill Mulliken, Raymond Thorne, Valerie Davies, and Eleanor Holm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jack Medica ranks 383. Before him are Fred Clark, Ward Kimball, Hans Theilig, Edward Andrews, Zdeněk Škrland, and Robert Herman. After him are Lillian Randolph, Donald A. Wollheim, Hendrik Isemborghs, Julie Bishop, Sam Hanks, and Jale İnan. Among people deceased in 1985, Jack Medica ranks 268. Before him are Leatrice Joy, Dan White, Margaret Molesworth, Harold Whitlock, Yevgeny Maskinskov, and Edward Andrews. After him are Isabel Jeans, Leni Schmidt, Carlos P. Romulo, Werner Meyer, Evelyn Ankers, and Richard Greene.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 10,871 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Seiling (1872), Janet Lynn (1953), Fanny Hesse (1850), Moon Bloodgood (1975), William Keighley (1889), and Awkwafina (1988). After him are William E. Thornton (1929), Elyse Knox (1917), Sheila Echols (1964), Josiah Bartlett (1729), Andrew Young (1932), and Wally Cox (1924).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 54. Before him are Adolph Kiefer (1918), Warren Kealoha (1903), Shirley Stobs (1942), Bob Skelton (1903), Kathy Ellis (1946), and Pua Kealoha (1902). After him are Bill Mulliken (1939), Raymond Thorne (1887), Eleanor Holm (1913), Katherine Rawls (1917), Leo Goodwin (1883), and Ken Huszagh (1891).

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