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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 47,278 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Silvester is the 808th most popular athlete, the 7,975th most popular biography from United States and the 158th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jay Silvester ranks 808 out of 3,059Before him are František Čapek, Ludwig Stubbendorf, John McLean, Giancarlo Brusati, André Bonin, and Harriet Bland. After him are Aleksandr Aksinin, Ibrahim Shams, Willie Davenport, Conrad Magnusson, Maria Mutola, and Thorvald Strömberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jay Silvester ranks 386Before him are Svante Thuresson, Joseph Saidu Momoh, Anita Desai, Conny Vandenbos, Ina Balin, and Magic Slim. After him are Detto Mariano, Carlos Campos, Claes Andersson, Frans De Mulder, Tony Maggs, and Michael Jeffery.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 7,975 out of 18,182Before him are Reta Shaw (1912), Harriet Bland (1915), Lil Nas X (1999), Marco Beltrami (1966), Carleton S. Coon (1904), and Jenna Haze (1982). After him are Willie Davenport (1943), Richard Wilbur (1921), Armin Shimerman (1949), Jaleel White (1976), Charles Sands (1865), and Frederica von Stade (1945).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 158Before him are Ray Barbuti (1905), Mike Larrabee (1933), Pat McCormick (1930), James Juvenal (1874), John McLean (1878), and Harriet Bland (1915). After him are Willie Davenport (1943), Herbert Jamison (1875), Wyomia Tyus (1945), John Exley (1867), Marc Wright (1890), and Oscar Olson (1878).