Fortune Gordien
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Fortune Gordien
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Fortune Everett Gordien was an American discus thrower and shot putter who set four world records in the discus throw. He competed in this event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed third, fourth and second, respectively. At the 1955 Pan American Games he won a gold medal in the discus and a silver in the shot put. Domestically Gordien won six AAU and three NCAA titles. According to the Guinness Book of Track and Field: Facts and Feats, the smallest crowd ever to see a world record may
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American athlete (1922–1990)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Gordien
date created:
2006-10-15T09:26:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:40:34Z
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