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Christian Gitsham

1888 - 1956

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Christopher William Gitsham (15 October 1888 – 16 June 1956) was a South African athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon. Gitsham competed for South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event. He also competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not finish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Gitsham is the 1,183rd most popular athlete (up from 1,838th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 184th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christian Gitsham ranks 1,183 out of 6,025. Before him are Siegfried Purner, Piero D'Inzeo, Irina Beglyakova, Béla Békessy, Vasile Dîba, and John Brinck. After him are Eino Purje, Janusz Sidło, Kazimierz Zimny, Richard Gunn, Oscar De Cock, and Miroslav Koranda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Christian Gitsham ranks 222. Before him are Henri Bosco, Ferdinand Bie, Harry Crerar, Þórbergur Þórðarson, Joseph Pletincx, and Hank Mann. After him are Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Arthur Berry, Carlos Quintanilla, Sven Landberg, Carlos Scarone, and Stefan Mazurkiewicz. Among people deceased in 1956, Christian Gitsham ranks 180. Before him are Georg Brustad, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Khadr El-Touni, Benjamin Glazer, Leonard Peterson, and Otto Scheff. After him are Artur Văitoianu, Billy Bishop, Frank Brangwyn, Werner Haas, Frederick G. Donnan, and William Thompson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Christian Gitsham ranks 137 out of 454. Before him are Frew McMillan (1942), Glynis Barber (1955), Ted Grant (1913), Marjorie Clark (1909), Trevor Rabin (1954), and John McDowell (1942). After him are Steve Nash (1974), William Kentridge (1955), Harold Kitson (1874), Elsa Joubert (1922), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), and Andrew Murray (1828).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Christian Gitsham ranks 8. Before him are Sid Atkinson (1901), Esther Brand (1922), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Bevil Rudd (1894), and Marjorie Clark (1909). After him are Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Cecil McMaster (1895), Clarence Walker (1898), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), and Stefan Mitrović (null).

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