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Richmond Landon

1898 - 1971

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Richmond Wilcox Landon (November 20, 1898 – June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal for the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Landon attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and Yale University. In 1922 he married Alice Lord, an Olympic diver he met on the boat to the 1920 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Richmond Landon is the 3,216th most popular athlete (down from 596th in 2024), the 15,485th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,580th in 2019) and the 507th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richmond Landon ranks 3,216 out of 6,025. Before him are Nicole Uphoff, Aleksandar Šoštar, Harald Winkler, Athing Mu, Simon Yates, and Carmelita Jeter. After him are Walter Davis, Nikolay Antonov, Bruce Robertson, Reese Hoffa, Diane Foster, and Vivian Cheruiyot.

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Among people born in 1898, Richmond Landon ranks 318. Before him are George Chandler, Rod La Rocque, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Walter Abel, and Doug Livingstone. After him is Lee Tracy. Among people deceased in 1971, Richmond Landon ranks 255. Before him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ogden Nash, Edmund Lowe, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Raymond Hatton, and Stevie Smith. After him is Bert Roach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richmond Landon ranks 15,491 out of 20,380. Before him are Athing Mu (2002), Carmelita Jeter (1979), Reilly Opelka (1997), G-Eazy (1989), India Eisley (1993), and Mary McCormack (1969). After him are Joan Davis (1912), De'Andre Hunter (1997), Ryan Zinke (1961), Walter Davis (1979), Freddy Cannon (1936), and Lloy Ball (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Richmond Landon ranks 507. Before him are Butch Reynolds (1964), Joe DeLoach (1967), Aries Merritt (1985), Beth Heiden (1959), Athing Mu (2002), and Carmelita Jeter (1979). After him are Walter Davis (1979), Reese Hoffa (1977), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Andrew Valmon (1965), Kathy Hammond (1951), and LaShawn Merritt (1986).

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