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Earl Thomson

1895 - 1971

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Earl John "Tommy" Thomson (February 15, 1895 – May 19, 1971) was a Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles. In 1920 he became the first Olympic gold medalist in 110 m hurdles from outside the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Thomson is the 367th most popular athlete (up from 835th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Canada (up from 402nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Earl Thomson ranks 367 out of 6,025. Before him are Oscar Goßler, Ted Meredith, Arne Åhman, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Albert Tyler, and Charles Gmelin. After him are Edward Lindberg, Anni Steuer, Joseph Benz, Albin Lermusiaux, Gösta Lilliehöök, and Pavel Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Earl Thomson ranks 166. Before him are Jankel Adler, Fedor Ozep, Morris Kirksey, Walter Bedell Smith, Immanuel Velikovsky, and Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes. After him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Nigel Bruce, Georg Muche, John Ainsworth-Davis, Leonid Utyosov, and Giovanni Brunero. Among people deceased in 1971, Earl Thomson ranks 124. Before him are Viliam Široký, Naoya Shiga, Gunnar Sköld, Vikram Sarabhai, Armando Picchi, and Paul Bader. After him are Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Josef Košťálek, Étienne Gailly, Chester Conklin, Gaito Gazdanov, and John Dall.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 266 out of 1,622. Before him are Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886), Roddy Piper (1954), Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (1975), Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907), Frank Dux (1956), and Kenneth Welsh (1942). After him are Gerald Bull (1928), John Murray (1841), John Kricfalusi (1955), Michael Bublé (1975), Ray Bourque (1960), and Michael Wincott (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Earl Thomson ranks 9. Before him are Jane Bell (1910), Ethel Smith (1907), Alex Wilson (1905), David Hall (1875), Douglas Bennett (1918), and Walter Byron (1894). After him are Terry Fox (1958), Betty Taylor (1916), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Doug Rogers (1941), Peter Kirby (1931), and Harry Watson (1898).

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