fiction.wikisort.org - ActorFortune Everett Gordien (September 9, 1922 – April 10, 1990) 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.[1]
American athlete
Fortune Gordien
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Born | September 9, 1922 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
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Died | April 10, 1990 (aged 67) Fontana, California, U.S. |
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Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (184 cm) |
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Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put |
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Club | Southern California Striders |
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Personal best(s) | DT – 59.28 m (1953) SP – 16.51 m (1947)[1][2] |
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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 have been 48, the number attending a Pasadena, California all-comers track meet in 1953 when Gordien set his last world record that stood for six years.[3]
Gordien attended the University of Minnesota. His coach there, Jim Kelly, also became coach of the U.S. track-and-field team for the 1956 Summer Olympics, where Gordien won a silver medal.
In the 1950s, Gordien had a few minor roles in films and TV series, including The Cisco Kid (1950), The Egyptian (1954), Not for Hire (1959) and North to Alaska (1960).[4]
Gordien was a coach at San Bernardino Valley College.[5]
Masters
July 1968 Gordien competed in the first Masters National Outdoor Track and Field Championship held in San Diego, winning the DT.[6] June 1970 Gordien (47) set the Masters M45 record in the discus at 167'-8".[7] July 2, 1971 Gordien (48) improved the Masters M45 record in the discus at 177'-9" [8] April 1973 Gordien (50) once again set a Masters Record in the discus at 177'-9" (Mt Sac Relays).[9] and [10]
References
- Fortune Gordien Archived March 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Fortune Gordien. trackfield.brinkster.net
- "Fortune Gordien, Discus Thrower, 67". The New York Times. April 14, 1990. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- Fortune Gordien. IMDb
- San Bernardino Valley College website. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
- Masters T&F History. 1968 Meet Results. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
- USMITT newsletter, Feb 1971. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
- SFVTC newsletter June 1975. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
- National Masters News, Dec 1979, PDF Page 11 of 16. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
- Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Apr 29, 1973 Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
External links
US National Championship winners in men's discus throw |
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1897-1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
- 1993: Anthony Washington
- 1994: Mike Gravelle
- 1995: Mike Buncic
- 1996: Anthony Washington
- 1997-98: John Godina
- 1999: Anthony Washington
- 2000-02: Adam Setliff
- 2003: Carl Brown
- 2004: Jarred Rome
- 2005-06: Ian Waltz
- 2007: Michael Robertson
- 2008: Ian Waltz
- 2009-10: Casey Malone
- 2011: Jarred Rome
- 2012-13: Lance Brooks
- 2014: Hayden Reed
- 2015: Jared Schuurmans
- 2016-7: Mason Finley
- 2018: Reggie Jagers
- 2019: Sam Mattis
- 20212020 OT: Mason Finley
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Notes |
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials,
otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1948 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1948 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Dean Cromwell (men's head coach)
- Emmett Brunson (men's assistant coach)
- Ward Haylett (men's assistant coach)
- Tom Jones (men's assistant coach)
- Emil Von Elling (men's assistant coach)
- Fred Travalena (road event coach)
- Catherine Meyer (women's coach)
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1952 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Men's track and road athletes | | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- Janet Dicks
- Mabel Landry
- Marjorie Larney
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Coaches |
- Brutus Hamilton (men's head coach)
- Clyde Littlefield (men's assistant coach)
- Larry Snyder (men's assistant coach)
- Charles Werner (men's assistant coach)
- Lucile Wilson (women's manager-coach)
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1956 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Men's track and road athletes | | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Jim Kelly (men's head coach)
- Frank Anderson (men's assistant coach)
- Bob Giegengack (men's assistant coach)
- Jess Mortensen (men's assistant coach)
- Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
- Boo Morcom (women's field event coach)
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Records |
Preceded by |
Men's Discus World Record Holder July 9, 1949 – June 20, 1953 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Men's Discus World Record Holder July 11, 1953 – June 14, 1959 |
Succeeded by Edmund Piątkowski |
Authority control  | |
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На других языках
- [en] Fortune Gordien
[fr] Fortune Gordien
Fortune Everett Gordien (né le 9 septembre 1922 à Spokane et mort le 10 avril 1990 à Fontana) est un athlète américain, spécialiste du lancer du disque.
[it] Fortune Gordien
Fortune Everett Gordien (Spokane, 9 settembre 1922 – Fontana, 10 aprile 1990) è stato un discobolo e pesista statunitense.
[ru] Гордиен, Форчун
Форчун Эверетт Гордиен (9 сентября 1922, Спокан, Вашингтон — 10 апреля 1990, Фонтана, Калифорния[3][4][5]) — американский метатель диска и толкатель ядра, установивший четыре мировых рекорда в метании диска. Обладатель бронзовой и серебряной медалей летних олимпиад в Лондоне и Мельбурне. Также принимал участие на летних играх в Хельсинки, где остановился в шаге от пьедестала. На Панамериканских играх 1955 года выиграл золотую медаль в метании диска и серебряную медаль в толкании ядра[2].
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