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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 13,742 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lewis Sheldon is the 452nd most popular athlete (down from 410th in 2019), the 6,369th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,226th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lewis Sheldon ranks 452 out of 3,059Before him are František Janda-Suk, Gaston Aumoitte, Sid Atkinson, Ivo Trumbić, Nino Bibbia, and John Mikaelsson. After him are Miltiadis Gouskos, Arthur Jonath, Dexter Jackson, Evelyn Ashford, Anders Gärderud, and Leonid Taranenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Lewis Sheldon ranks 159Before him are Leonard Eugene Dickson, Ernst Streeruwitz, Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, Johannes Baumann, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, and Adolf Brand. After him are Bill Holland, Arthur Meighen, Oskari Mantere, Jan Černý, Carl Størmer, and Lucien Démanet. Among people deceased in 1960, Lewis Sheldon ranks 144Before him are Harold Spencer Jones, Gregorio Marañón, Antal Szalay, Pedro Arispe, Arthur Benjamin, and Willem Elsschot. After him are Ettore Chimeri, René Maran, Arthur Meighen, Jamil Mardam Bey, Oscar Pettiford, and György Piller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 6,369 out of 18,182Before him are Stephen Root (1951), Michael Imperioli (1966), Andy Roddick (1982), Alan Dean Foster (1946), Francis Davis Millet (1848), and Joseph Leidy (1823). After him are Floyd Gottfredson (1905), Alison Arngrim (1962), Henry Dreyfuss (1904), Benjamin Orr (1947), Sylvia Browne (1936), and Paul Gray (1972).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lewis Sheldon ranks 90Before him are Lindy Remigino (1931), Frank Irons (1886), Bill Carr (1909), Ted Meredith (1891), Albert Tyler (1872), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962). After him are Dexter Jackson (1969), Evelyn Ashford (1957), Harold Osborn (1899), Bill Holland (1874), Barbara Jones (1937), and Phil Heath (1979).