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Jay Silvester

1937 - Today

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L. Jay Silvester (born August 27, 1937) and participated in college athletics at Utah State University from 1956 to 1959 is an American retired athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. In this event he finished in fourth, fifth, second and eighth place at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively, and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games. During his career, Silvester won five AAU discus titles and set four world records, two in 1961 (60.56 m and 60.72 m) and two in 1968 (66.54 m and 68.40 m). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Silvester has received more than 51,285 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Silvester is the 1,112th most popular athlete (down from 808th in 2019), the 8,478th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,960th in 2019) and the 216th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jay Silvester ranks 1,112 out of 6,025. Before him are Irina Beglyakova, Carl Goßler, Inha Babakova, Béla Békessy, Imre Harangi, and German Sveshnikov. After him are Gunnar Åkerlund, Paul Barth, Per Ivar Moe, Tarjei Bø, Gustaf Jansson, and Paul Drayton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jay Silvester ranks 435. Before him are Fred Akuffo, Gennadi Gusarov, Emiliano Rodríguez, Klara Guseva, Conny Vandenbos, and German Sveshnikov. After him are François Bonlieu, Carlos Campos, Gorilla Monsoon, Louis Neefs, Walter Graf, and Joseph P. Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 8,478 out of 20,380. Before him are Phyllis Somerville (1943), Chill Wills (1902), Leslie Jordan (1955), Corine Mauch (1960), Helen Slater (1963), and Annette Charles (1948). After him are Thurston Moore (1958), Howard P. Robertson (1903), David Clennon (1943), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Jaime Pressly (1977), and Kayden Kross (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 216. Before him are Herbert Jamison (1875), Fred Hansen (1940), Annette Rogers (1913), Willie Davenport (1943), Cliff Bourland (1921), and Willie Steele (1923). After him are Paul Drayton (1939), Joseph Dempsey (1875), Jack Shea (1910), Alvah Meyer (1888), Ivan Brown (1908), and Guinn Smith (1920).

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