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Douglas Bennett

1918 - 2008

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Douglas Bennett (September 13, 1918 – June 28, 2008) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event at 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Prior to becoming a canoeist, Bennett played for the Royal Montreal Hockey Club in 1937. He took up canoeing when his swimming career did not pan out. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Bennett is the 277th most popular athlete (up from 1,179th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Canada (up from 477th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Douglas Bennett ranks 277 out of 6,025. Before him are Francis Lane, Martin Lundström, Mamo Wolde, Oliver Macdonald, Harry Hillman, and Giulio Gaudini. After him are Allen Woodring, Hermann Barrelet, Miruts Yifter, Ken Myers, Angéla Németh, and Dean Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Douglas Bennett ranks 152. Before him are Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Jelle Zijlstra, Iryna Melnykova, Abdul Haris Nasution, Martin Lundström, and Ruggiero Ricci. After him are Elmore James, Bobby Riggs, Mehdi Huseynzade, Jay Wright Forrester, María Mercader, and Cornell Capa. Among people deceased in 2008, Douglas Bennett ranks 148. Before him are Nonna Mordyukova, Robert Mulligan, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Stan Winston, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, and Francis Pym. After him are Sven Davidson, Andrew M. Gleason, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Cedella Booker, Philipp von Boeselager, and Bill Miller.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Douglas Bennett ranks 224 out of 1,622. Before him are Phil Hartman (1948), Chief Dan George (1899), Hubert Reeves (1932), Florence Lawrence (1886), Mario Lemieux (1965), and Albert S. Ruddy (1930). After him are Pierre Poilievre (1979), Patricia Churchland (1943), Chris Benoit (1967), Donald Jackson (1940), James Doohan (1920), and Daniel Lavoie (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Douglas Bennett ranks 7. Before him are Percy Williams (1908), Julia (null), Jane Bell (1910), Ethel Smith (1907), Alex Wilson (1905), and David Hall (1875). After him are Walter Byron (1894), Earl Thomson (1895), Terry Fox (1958), Betty Taylor (1916), Duncan McNaughton (1910), and Doug Rogers (1941).

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