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Lloyd La Beach

1922 - 1999

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Lloyd Barrington LaBeach (28 June 1922 – 19 February 1999) was a Panamanian sprinter, who won two bronze medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama and for Central America. He also competed in the long jump. In the 100 meters, he finished behind American athletes Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton, also from the United States.Born in Panama City, his parents were Jamaican immigrants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lloyd La Beach has received more than 23,807 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Lloyd La Beach is the 626th most popular athlete (down from 567th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Panama (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lloyd La Beach ranks 626 out of 3,059Before him are Paul Anderson, Argentina Menis, Henri Tauzin, Frankie Fredericks, Roman Steinberg, and Ernesto Ambrosini. After him are Georgios Roubanis, Magdalena Forsberg, Jaan Talts, Johan Jarlén, Martin Lauer, and Nils Engdahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Lloyd La Beach ranks 303Before him are Alain de Changy, José Juncosa, Luis Aponte Martínez, John Braine, Umberto Betti, and Ruth Roman. After him are Frances Spence, José Craveirinha, Kathryn Grayson, Per Olof Sundman, Valentine Telegdi, and Barbara Hale. Among people deceased in 1999, Lloyd La Beach ranks 199Before him are Vivian Fuchs, Albert Charles Smith, Paris Pişmiş, Ruth Roman, Nikolay Latyshev, and Hideo Itokawa. After him are Giuseppe Delfino, Raúl Silva Henríquez, Sulo Nurmela, Owen Hart, Celso Torrelio, and Nahum Stelmach.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Lloyd La Beach ranks 24 out of 66Before him are Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Martín Torrijos (1963), Jorge Dely Valdés (1967), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), and Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937). After him are Belisario Porras Barahona (1856), Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino (1938), Jorge Illueca (1918), Harmodio Arias Madrid (1886), Julio Dely Valdés (1967), and Ricardo J. Alfaro (1882).

Among ATHLETES In Panama

Among athletes born in Panama, Lloyd La Beach ranks 1After him are Irving Saladino (1983) and Alonso Edward (1989).