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Wilbur Thompson

1921 - 2013

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Wilbur Marvin "Moose" Thompson (April 6, 1921 – December 25, 2013) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, leading an American sweep of the medals. While studying at Modesto Junior College, Thompson won the national junior college title in 1939 and 1940. He then served in the US Army during World War II, and in 1946 placed second at the NCAA championships while at USC. He held a world ranking of #6 in 1947, #2 in 1948, #3 in 1949 and #4 in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilbur Thompson has received more than 36,433 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wilbur Thompson is the 1,850th most popular athlete (down from 1,022nd in 2019), the 12,614th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,463rd in 2019) and the 345th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilbur Thompson ranks 1,850 out of 3,059. Before him are Wang Yifu, Robert Scheidt, Tatyana Lysenko, Petra Schersing, Natalya Shikolenko, and Tsvetanka Khristova. After him are Douglas Wakiihuri, Sabine Braun, Karnam Malleswari, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Sergei Mylnikov, and Nikolay Bazhukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Wilbur Thompson ranks 409. Before him are Bobby Wanzer, Henry Cockburn, Rodger Ward, Terence Cooke, Sita Ram Goel, and Tommy Noonan. After him are Juanita M. Kreps, Robert Muldoon, Billy Taylor, Patricia Barry, Ted Ditchburn, and Gordon MacRae. Among people deceased in 2013, Wilbur Thompson ranks 454. Before him are Kofi Awoonor, Lee Thompson Young, Zelmo Beaty, Allan Simonsen, Chieko Honda, and Shamshad Begum. After him are Malachi Throne, Markus Büchel, Tom Laughlin, Junior Murvin, Lisa Robin Kelly, and Ivan Turina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilbur Thompson ranks 12,614 out of 18,182. Before him are Harry Anderson (1952), Mike Watt (1957), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Wyatt Russell (1986), Paris Jackson (1998), and Jimmy Douglas (1898). After him are B.J. Penn (1978), Peter Del Vecho (1958), William Healey Dall (1845), Anissa Jones (1958), Debbie Cameron (1958), and Joe Arlauckas (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Wilbur Thompson ranks 345. Before him are Norvel Lee (1924), Alonzo Babers (1961), Frank Shakespeare (1930), Allyson Felix (1985), Frank Spellman (1922), and Bob Seagren (1946). After him are Jesse Mashburn (1933), Mary Decker (1958), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Jenn Suhr (1982), Louise Ritter (1958), and Mal Whitfield (1924).

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