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Parry O'Brien

1932 - 2007

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William Patrick "Parry" O'Brien (January 28, 1932 – April 21, 2007) was an American shot put champion. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics where he won two gold medals (1952, 1956) and one silver medal (1960). In his last Olympic competition (1964) he placed fourth. For all of these accomplishments, O'Brien was inducted into the IAAF and U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parry O'Brien has received more than 121,244 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Parry O'Brien is the 180th most popular athlete (up from 220th in 2019), the 3,979th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,733rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 24

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  • 7.61

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  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Parry O'Brien ranks 180 out of 6,025. Before him are James Quinn, Heike Drechsler, Lia Manoliu, Margitta Gummel, Jay Cutler, and Gunnar Höckert. After him are Pierre Musy, Lee Evans, Vasile Dîba, Gisela Mauermayer, Elias Katz, and Joseph Guillemot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Parry O'Brien ranks 213. Before him are Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Richard Estes, Saye Zerbo, John Glen, Dabney Coleman, and Dana Scott. After him are Patsy Cline, Tony Brooks, Stefanie Zweig, Ervin László, Bruno S., and Nikolay Rukavishnikov. Among people deceased in 2007, Parry O'Brien ranks 167. Before him are Darlene Conley, Michael Jackson, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Jim Gray, Benjamin Libet, and Stuart Rosenberg. After him are Sandro Salvadore, Claude Pompidou, Robert Anton Wilson, Giuseppe Baldo, Michel Lotito, and June Almeida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Parry O'Brien ranks 3,979 out of 20,380. Before him are Randall Collins (1941), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Ben Turpin (1869), Robert Stack (1919), Dana Scott (1932), and Dick Sargent (1930). After him are Edward Gorey (1925), Queen Latifah (1970), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Patsy Cline (1932), Shirley Jones (1934), and Robert Motherwell (1915).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Parry O'Brien ranks 44. Before him are Barbara Jones (1937), John Carlos (1945), Carlos Lopes (1947), Ralph Craig (1889), James Quinn (1906), and Jay Cutler (1973). After him are Lee Evans (1947), Harry Hillman (1881), Charlie Logg (1931), Samuel Jones (1880), John Paine (1870), and Michael Johnson (1967).

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