# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-sheldon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:03:06.703Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-sheldon"
name: "Richard Sheldon"
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description: "Richard Sheldon, was the winner of the gold medal in the men's shot put at the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France."
tagline: "American shot put and discus Olympian (1878-1935)"
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birthDate: "1878-07-09"
deathDate: "1935-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump