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Richard Sheldon

1878 - 1935

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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

Among athletes, Richard Sheldon ranks 275 out of 3,059Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Richard Sheldon ranks 142Before 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 93Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 5,272 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 57Before 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).