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John James Shepherd

1884 - 1954

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John James Shepherd (2 June 1884 – 9 July 1954) was an English tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. He was part of the British team City of London Police, which won two gold medals in 1908 and 1920, and the joint City of London Police-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team, which won a silver medal in 1912. He was also known for supporting the wrestling styles of Cumberland and Westmorland and earned multiple heavyweight wrestling titles locally. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John James Shepherd has received more than 9,311 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John James Shepherd is the 1,394th most popular athlete, the 4,690th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 49th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John James Shepherd ranks 1,394 out of 6,025. Before him are Bernd Cullmann, Liselott Linsenhoff, Valerio Perentin, Maximilian Raub, Arvid Spångberg, and Ed Gordon. After him are Vera Komisova, Joseph Pletincx, Arthur Shaw, László Rajcsányi, Paul Bontemps, and Herbert Lindström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, John James Shepherd ranks 232. Before him are Varlam Avanesov, Frithiof Mårtensson, József Rády, Richard Verderber, Davidson Black, and Tomás Monje. After him are C. H. Dodd, Edward Archibald, Frank Waller, Alma Gluck, Thomas Blamey, and Ivy Compton-Burnett. Among people deceased in 1954, John James Shepherd ranks 152. Before him are Angeliki Panagiotatou, Shaqe Çoba, Tomás Monje, Erik Norberg, Väinö Ikonen, and Clyde Cessna. After him are Irving Pichel, Zhang Shichuan, Eugene Pallette, Charles Perrin, Vera Gaze, and Cayetano Saporiti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John James Shepherd ranks 4,690 out of 8,785. Before him are Mike Hodges (1932), George Henry Lewes (1817), Doug Sampson (1957), Nigel Marven (1960), Anthony Shaffer (1926), and John Wilbye (1574). After him are Thomas Campion (1567), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Gina McKee (1964), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), Tom Clarke (1858), and Charles Walter De Vis (1829).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, John James Shepherd ranks 49. Before him are William Henry Dean (1887), John Rimmer (1878), Ken Matthews (1934), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), Richard Gunn (1871), and John McNally (1932). After him are Walter Chaffe (1870), Peter Kemp (1878), Steve Ovett (1955), Dorothy Manley (1927), Don Finlay (1909), and Charles Hefferon (1878).

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