1937 - Today
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, Jay Silvester ranks 808 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1914 - 2008
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 802
1906 - 1941
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 803
1878 - 1955
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 804
1910 - 2001
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 805
1909 - 1998
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 806
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 807
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 808
1954 - 2020
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 809
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 810
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 811
1874 - 1924
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 812
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 813
1931 - 2010
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 814
Among people born in 1937, Jay Silvester ranks 386. Before 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.
1937 - 2021
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 380
1937 - 2003
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 381
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 382
1937 - 2002
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 383
1937 - 1990
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 384
1937 - 2013
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 385
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 386
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 387
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 388
1937 - 2019
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 389
1937 - 2001
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 390
1937 - 2009
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 391
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 392
Among people born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 7,975 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1912 - 1982
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 7,969
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 7,970
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 7,971
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,972
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,973
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,974
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,975
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,976
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,977
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,978
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,979
1865 - 1945
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 7,980
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 7,981
Among athletes born in United States, Jay Silvester ranks 158. Before 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).
1905 - 1988
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 152
1933 - 2003
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 153
1930 - 2023
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 154
1874 - 1942
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 155
1878 - 1955
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 156
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 157
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 158
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 159
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 160
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 161
1867 - 1938
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 162
1890 - 1975
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 163
1878 - 1963
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 164