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Patrick Ryan

1881 - 1964

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Patrick James Ryan (20 January 1883 – 13 February 1964) was an Irish American hammer thrower. He competed for the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the hammer throw and a silver in the 56-pound weight throw. In 1913 he established the first world record in the hammer throw, which stood as a world record for 25 years and as an American record for 40 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Ryan has received more than 23,930 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Patrick Ryan is the 635th most popular athlete (down from 256th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Patrick Ryan ranks 635 out of 3,059. Before her are Jaan Talts, Johan Jarlén, Martin Lauer, Nils Engdahl, Erik Larsson, and Pauli Nevala. After her are Gustaf Lindblom, Viktor Kapitonov, Veli Saarinen, Gyula Török, Jackson Scholz, and Hartmut Briesenick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Patrick Ryan ranks 164. Before her are Lou Tellegen, Eugénie Cotton, Eulalio Gutiérrez, Clive Bell, Abram Deborin, and Huseyn Arablinski. After her are John Svanberg, Louella Parsons, Gunnar Setterwall, Yngvar Bryn, Henryk Grossman, and Martin Sheridan. Among people deceased in 1964, Patrick Ryan ranks 154. Before her are Ville Pörhölä, Hermann Barrelet, Luiz Gervazoni, Luis Batlle Berres, Clive Bell, and Werner Bergengruen. After her are Sakari Tuomioja, Hedwig Kohn, Albina Osipowich, Johnny Burnette, Lars Christensen, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Patrick Ryan ranks 228 out of 501. Before her are Luke Kelly (1940), William McGonagall (1825), William Henry Harvey (1811), Robert O'Hara Burke (1821), Eoin Colfer (1965), and J. B. Bury (1861). After her are Steve Barron (1956), Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), Wolfe Tone (1763), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), and Katie McGrath (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Patrick Ryan ranks 4. Before her are John Flanagan (1873), Pat McDonald (1878), and Matt McGrath (1875). After her are Martin Sheridan (1881), Tim Ahearne (1885), Patrick Leahy (1877), Tom Kiely (1869), Edward Barrett (1877), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), Con Leahy (1876), and Ron Delany (1935).

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