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Leo Sexton

1909 - 1968

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Leo Joseph Sexton (August 27, 1909 – September 6, 1968) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Sexton was the world record holder for nearly a month in 1932. Despite his large frame (1.93 m, 108 kg), he cleared 1.96 m in the high jump in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo Sexton has received more than 21,752 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Sexton is the 627th most popular athlete (down from 594th in 2019), the 6,611th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,063rd in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.33

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  • 1.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leo Sexton ranks 627 out of 6,025. Before him are Richmond Landon, Yordanka Blagoeva, Alexandre Tuffère, Georgios Roubanis, Lindy Remigino, and Naftali Temu. After him are Verner Järvinen, George Baird, Kurt Behrens, Jaan Kikkas, Axel Norling, and Alan Helffrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Leo Sexton ranks 283. Before him are Saul Alinsky, Massimo Pallottino, Zellig Harris, Margaret Mee, Juan Carreño, and Xie Fuzhi. After him are Jean Batten, Shōhei Ōoka, Olivér Halassy, Beb Bakhuys, Vasco Bergamaschi, and Emmett Toppino. Among people deceased in 1968, Leo Sexton ranks 178. Before him are Astrid Cleve, Harold D. Babcock, Manuel Bandeira, René Navarre, Archie Mayo, and Dan Duryea. After him are Hertha Sponer, Cuno Hoffmeister, Hugo Benioff, Arnulf Øverland, Nick Adams, and Giuseppe Lepori.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leo Sexton ranks 6,611 out of 20,380. Before him are Madison Grant (1865), Edward Lawry Norton (1898), Tom Byron (1961), Robert Anderson (1805), Lindy Remigino (1931), and Yokozuna (1966). After him are Irving Wallace (1916), George Baird (1907), Carol Alt (1960), Shawn Wayans (1971), Frank Churchill (1901), and Daniel Quillen (1940).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Leo Sexton ranks 134. Before him are Henry Carr (1941), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Norbert Schemansky (1924), Ray Barbuti (1905), Richmond Landon (1898), and Lindy Remigino (1931). After him are George Baird (1907), Alan Helffrich (1900), Arthur Barnard (1929), Edward Lindberg (1886), Hal Connolly (1931), and Mary Carew (1913).

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