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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 25,537 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Medica is the 81st most popular swimmer (down from 66th in 2019), the 10,211th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,529th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 26k

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  • 41.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jack Medica ranks 81 out of 392. Before him are Frederick Holman, Norman Ross, Inge de Bruijn, Lynn Burke, Ada Kok, and Adelaide Lambert. After him are Katinka Hosszú, Joan Harrison, Krisztina Egerszegi, Wally Ris, Felipe Muñoz, and Anthony Nesty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jack Medica ranks 350. Before him are Sylvi Saimo, Sam Hanks, Forrest Towns, Clayton Moore, Hans Theilig, and Carlo Biagi. After him are Andrea Leeds, Begum Akhtar, Hank Snow, Josh White, Einari Teräsvirta, and Julie Bishop. Among people deceased in 1985, Jack Medica ranks 238. Before him are Forbes Burnham, Dragomir Tošić, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Richard Greene, Yevgeny Maskinskov, and Gladys Egan. After him are Phil Silvers, Evelyn Ankers, Margo, Carmen Barth, Harold Whitlock, and Saunders Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 10,211 out of 18,182. Before him are Mekhi Phifer (1974), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Edward Brooke (1919), Brian Tyler (1972), Monte Blue (1887), and Jimmy Van Heusen (1913). After him are Chris Broderick (1970), Brian Hallisay (1978), Khary Payton (1972), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Joanna Angel (1980), and Robert Benchley (1889).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 26. Before him are Ford Konno (1933), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Ethel Lackie (1907), Norman Ross (1895), and Lynn Burke (1943). After him are Wally Ris (1924), Jim Montgomery (1955), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Allen Stack (1928), and Carolyn Schuler (1943).

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