Fortune Gordien

Fortune Gordien in 1953

Personal information

Born

September 9, 1922
Spokane, Washington, United States

Died

April 10, 1990 (aged 67)
Fontana, California, United States

Alma mater

University of Minnesota

Height

184 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

104 kg (229 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Discus throw, shot put

Club

Southern California Striders

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

DT – 59.28 m (1953)
SP – 16.51 m (1947)^[1]^[2]

Medal record

Olympic Games
Representing the United States
	1948 London	Discus throw
	1956 Melbourne	Discus throw
Pan American Games
	1955 Mexico City	Discus throw
	1955 Mexico City	Shot put

Fortune 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]

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]

In the 1950s Gordien had a few minor roles in films and TV series, including The Cisco Kid (1950), Not for Hire (1959) and North to Alaska (1960).^[4]

References

1 2 Fortune Gordien. 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

Pan American Champions in Men's Discus Throw

1951: Jim Fuchs (USA)
1955: Fortune Gordien (USA)
1959: Al Oerter (USA)
1963: Bob Humphreys (USA)
1967: Gary Carlsen (USA)
1971: Dick Drescher (USA)
1975: John Powell (USA)
1979: Mac Wilkins (USA)
1983 – 1987: Luis Delís (CUB)
1991: Anthony Washington (USA)
1995: Roberto Moya (CUB)
1999: Anthony Washington (USA)
2003: Jason Tunks (CAN)
2007: Michael Robertson (USA)
2011: Jorge Fernández (CUB)
2015: Fedrick Dacres (JAM)

US National Championship winners in men's discus throw

1897-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1897-98: Charles Hennemann 1899-1900: Richard Sheldon 1901: Harry Gill (CAN) * Dick Sheridan 1902: Charles Hennemann 1903: Joseph Maddock 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905: Ralph Rose 1906-07: Martin Sheridan 1908: Marquis Horr 1909: Ralph Rose 1910: Merritt Giffin 1911: Martin Sheridan 1912-14: Emil Muller 1915-17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Emil Muller 1919: Arlie Mucks 1920-22: Gus Pope 1923-24: Thomas Lieb 1925-26: Bud Houser 1927: Eric Krenz 1928: Bud Houser 1929: Eric Krenz 1930-31: Paul Jessup 1932-33: John Anderson 1934: Robert Jones 1935-36: Ken Carpenter 1937: Phil Levy 1938: Pete Zagar 1939-40: Phil Fox 1941: Archie Harris 1942: Bob Fitch 1943-44: Hugh Cannon 1945: John Donaldson 1946: Bob Fitch 1947-50: Fortune Gordien 1951: Dick Doyle 1952: Jim Dillion 1953-54: Fortune Gordien 1955: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ron Drummond 1957: Al Oerter 1958: Rink Babka 1959-60: Al Oerter 1961: Jay Silvester 1962: Al Oerter 1963: Jay Silvester 1964: Al Oerter 1965: Ludvík Daněk (TCH) * Jay Silvester 1966: Al Oerter 1967: Gary Carlsen 1968: Jay Silvester 1969: Jon Cole 1970: Jay Silvester 1971: Tim Vollmer 1972: Jay Silvester 1973: Mac Wilkins 1974-75: John Powell 1976-79: Mac Wilkins

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Mac Wilkins 1981: Ben Plucknett 1982: Luis Delís (CUB) * Mac Wilkins 1983-87: John Powell 1988: Mac Wilkins 1989-90: Kamy Keshmiri 1991: Anthony Washington 1992: Kamy Keshmiri

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

Notes	The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

Records
Preceded by Adolfo Consolini	Men's Discus World Record Holder July 9, 1949 – June 20, 1953	Succeeded by Sim Iness
Preceded by Sim Iness	Men's Discus World Record Holder July 11, 1953 – June 14, 1959	Succeeded by Edmund Piątkowski

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