1878 - 1935
Richard Sheldon (July 9, 1878 in Rutland, Vermont – January 23, 1935 in New York, New York) was the winner of the gold medal in the men's shot put at the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. Sheldon, an American, won with a throw of 14.10 m. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Sheldon has received more than 19,353 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Richard Sheldon is the 275th most popular athlete (down from 189th in 2019), the 5,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,361st in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Richard Sheldon ranks 275 out of 3,059. Before him are Peter Snell, Henrik Sjöberg, Håkon Brusveen, Kinue Hitomi, Magnar Solberg, and George S. Robertson. After him are Charles Bacon, Janet Moreau, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Joël Robert, and Éva Székely.
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 269
1875 - 1905
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 270
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 271
1907 - 1931
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 272
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 273
1872 - 1967
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 274
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 275
1885 - 1968
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 276
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 277
1922 - 2012
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 278
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 279
1943 - 2021
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 280
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 281
Among people born in 1878, Richard Sheldon ranks 142. Before him are Holger Thiele, Gyula Krúdy, Ladislav Klíma, Peyo Yavorov, Leonhard Kaupisch, and René Maire. After him are Wander Johannes de Haas, Artur Kapp, Giuseppe Adami, Anton Heida, Aino Kallas, and Harry Carey. Among people deceased in 1935, Richard Sheldon ranks 93. Before him are Hans Baluschek, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Pyotr Kozlov, Johannes Thiele, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., and Tsubouchi Shōyō. After him are Harald Sohlberg, Emil Młynarski, Milman Parry, Hans Tropsch, Will Rogers, and John Hartley.
1878 - 1946
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 136
1878 - 1933
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 137
1878 - 1928
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 138
1878 - 1914
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 139
1878 - 1945
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 140
1878 - 1949
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 141
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 142
1878 - 1960
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 143
1878 - 1952
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 144
1878 - 1946
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 145
1878 - 2000
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 146
1878 - 1956
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 147
1878 - 1947
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 148
1870 - 1935
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 87
1847 - 1935
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 88
1862 - 1935
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 89
1860 - 1935
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 90
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 91
1859 - 1935
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 92
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 93
1869 - 1935
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 94
1870 - 1935
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 95
1902 - 1935
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 96
1889 - 1935
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 97
1879 - 1935
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 98
1849 - 1935
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 99
Among people born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 5,272 out of 18,182. Before him are Savanna Samson (1967), Jim Courier (1970), Mike Wallace (1918), Charles Francis Hall (1821), Emma Roberts (1991), and Genie (1957). After him are Pamela Reed (1949), Ross Ulbricht (1984), Charles Bacon (1885), Mike Resnick (1942), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), and Richard Marx (1963).
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 5,266
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 5,267
1918 - 2012
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 5,268
1821 - 1871
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,269
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,270
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,271
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,272
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,273
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,274
1885 - 1968
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,275
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,276
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,277
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5,278
Among athletes born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 57. Before him are Samuel Jones (1880), Francis Lane (1874), Fred Kelly (1891), Frederick Lorz (1884), Maxie Long (1878), and Earle Meadows (1913). After him are Charles Bacon (1885), Edward Cook (1888), Henry Carr (1941), Jean Shiley (1911), John Kuck (1905), and Glenn Davis (1934).
1880 - 1954
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 51
1874 - 1927
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 52
1891 - 1974
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 53
1884 - 1914
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 54
1878 - 1959
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 55
1913 - 1992
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 56
1878 - 1935
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 57
1885 - 1968
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 58
1888 - 1972
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 59
1941 - 2015
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 60
1911 - 1998
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 61
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 62
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 63