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Lewis Tewanima

1888 - 1969

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Louis Tewanima (1888 – January 18, 1969), also known as Tsökahovi Tewanima and Lewis Tewanima, was an American two-time Olympic distance runner and silver medalist in the 10,000 meter run in 1912. He was a Hopi Indian and ran for the Carlisle Indian School where he was a teammate of Jim Thorpe. His silver medal in 1912 remained the best U.S. achievement in this event until another Native American, Billy Mills, won the gold medal in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis Tewanima has received more than 83,862 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Tewanima is the 3,607th most popular athlete (down from 2,113th in 2019), the 16,488th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,852nd in 2019) and the 539th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lewis Tewanima ranks 3,607 out of 6,025. Before him are Tamás Kásás, Olaf Tufte, Jana Sorgers, Baiba Bendika, Gao Min, and Eelco Sintnicolaas. After him are Alexander Mikhaylin, Shannon Crawford, Darja Varfolomeev, Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, György Kolonics, and Sebastian Samuelsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Lewis Tewanima ranks 283. Before him are Lucien Hubbard, John Crowe Ransom, Thomas Sopwith, Clarence DeMar, Hazel Abel, and Jay Gould II.  Among people deceased in 1969, Lewis Tewanima ranks 260. Before him are Mitzi Green, Tom Mboya, Charles Winninger, Richard Allen, Norman Manley, and Stanley Andrews.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Tewanima ranks 16,488 out of 20,380. Before him are Rajeev Ram (1984), Sebastian Korda (2000), Joey Castillo (1966), Errol Spence Jr. (1990), Jade Pettyjohn (2000), and Katie Hobbs (1969). After him are Beto O'Rourke (1972), PZ Myers (1957), MC Jin (1982), Alexi Grewal (1960), Mark Udall (1950), and Levy Rozman (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lewis Tewanima ranks 539. Before him are Tori Bowie (1990), Torri Edwards (1977), Steve Riddick (1951), Dalilah Muhammad (1990), Matthew Emmons (1981), and Chryste Gaines (1970). After him are Susan Williams (1969), Valarie Allman (1995), Terrence Trammell (1978), Mark Johnson (1957), Greg Joy (1956), and Joe Greene (1967).

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