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Burton Downing

1885 - 1929

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Burton Cecil Downing (February 5, 1885 – January 1, 1929) was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling talent, he competed in cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals in the 25 miles and the two miles, three silver medals in the 1⁄4 mile, 1⁄3 mile and one mile races and a bronze medal in the 1⁄2 mile race. In later years Downing served as president of the George B. Spearin, Inc. construction company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Burton Downing is the 1,605th most popular athlete (up from 2,019th in 2024), the 9,443rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,258th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Burton Downing ranks 1,605 out of 6,025. Before him are Helmut Berthold, Vladimir Belousov, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Brit Pettersen, Ana Fidelia Quirot, and Pat O'Callaghan. After him are Róbert Antal, Franz Bistricky, Erich Koschik, Antal Kiss, Alberto Cova, and Erik Algot Fredriksson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Burton Downing ranks 244. Before him are Walter Anderson, Károly Levitzky, Enrico Mizzi, Harry Benjamin, Frank Hurley, and Riccardo Nowak. After him are Erik Algot Fredriksson, C. J. Hambro, Caius Welcker, Nils Hellsten, Mário de Noronha, and Niels Petersen. Among people deceased in 1929, Burton Downing ranks 135. Before him are Karel van de Woestijne, Juan Antonio Escurra, Franciszek Rychnowski, Otto Liebe, Otokar Březina, and Rudolf Kittel. After him are Norman Pritchard, José Vicente Concha, Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, Daniel Barringer, Joseph Smit, and Birger Sjöberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 9,445 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Adler (1906), Wally Pfister (1961), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), John Russell (1921), Elaine Stritch (1925), and William E. Thornton (1929). After him are Booker T (1965), Edwin Starr (1942), John Buscema (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), John Cody (1907), and Sharon Mitchell (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 299. Before him are David Goggins (1975), Carl Kaufmann (1936), Alfred Lane (1891), Fred Tootell (1902), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), and Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934). After him are Robert Stangland (1881), Forrest Towns (1914), John Norton (1893), Marjorie Gestring (1922), Francis Tyler (1904), and Nathaniel Cartmell (1883).

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