# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fortune-gordien
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:00:01.872Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fortune-gordien"
name: "Fortune Gordien"
slug: "fortune-gordien"
description: "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."
tagline: "Athletics competitor (1922-1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fortune_Gordien_and_Jean_Simmons_1954.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1922-09-09"
deathDate: "1990-04-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.923076923076924
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0329899"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump