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Lewis Sheldon

1874 - 1960

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Lewis Pendleton Sheldon (June 9, 1874 in Rutland, Vermont – February 20, 1960 in Biarritz) was an American track and field athlete who competed in jumping events in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won bronze medals in triple jump and standing high jump, as well as fourth place in the standing long jump and standing triple jump. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis Sheldon has received more than 14,923 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Sheldon is the 791st most popular athlete (down from 452nd in 2019), the 7,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,356th in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lewis Sheldon ranks 791 out of 6,025Before him are Janet Moreau, Henri Lepage, Per Berlin, Nils Hellsten, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, and Markus Rühl. After him are Eero Lehtonen, Eva Janko, Achille Paroche, Roger Beaufrand, Kusuma Wardhani, and Yevhen Arzhanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Lewis Sheldon ranks 197Before him are James Juvenal, Otto Rühle, Bunzō Hayata, Carl Størmer, Abbas Sahhat, and Émile Reuter. After him are Janko Jesenský, James H. Johnson, George Irving, Jean Collas, Frank Knox, and Paul Van Asbroeck. Among people deceased in 1960, Lewis Sheldon ranks 182Before him are Ángel Cabrera, Vicente Piera, Vladimir Dimitrov, Oscar Pettiford, Alexandre Lippmann, and Diana Barrymore. After him are Ian Keith, José Serrato, Luiz Vinhaes, Carlos Mendieta, Juan Jover, and Dimitrana Ivanova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 7,420 out of 20,380Before him are Ramsey Lewis (1935), William Bolcom (1938), Peter Schickele (1935), Sean Lennon (1975), Michael J. Anderson (1953), and Joy Mangano (1956). After him are Johnny Mercer (1909), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), Alfred Romer (1894), Ian Keith (1899), Vera-Ellen (1921), and Henry Vestine (1944).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 171Before him are Phil Heath (1979), George Underwood (1884), Charles Reidpath (1889), Richard Murphy (1931), Glenn Hardin (1910), and Janet Moreau (1927). After him are Kevin Young (1966), Mel Patton (1924), Andy Stanfield (1927), Rex Cawley (1940), Cornelius Johnson (1913), and Bill Miller (1912).