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Edgar Syers

1863 - 1946

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Edgar Morris Wood Syers (18 March 1863 – 16 February 1946) was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with his wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics, coming in last but winning the bronze as only three pairs competed in this event, became the oldest figure skating Olympic medalist. He was also a figure skating coach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Syers is the 79th most popular skater (up from 153rd in 2019), the 4,044th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,372nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Edgar Syers ranks 79 out of 483. Before him are Sverre Farstad, Jacqueline du Bief, Kaija Mustonen, Hans Gerschwiler, Finn Helgesen, and Lilly Scholz. After him are Alena Vrzáňová, Irving Jaffee, Bernt Evensen, Marika Kilius, Nikolai Panin, and Sergei Grinkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Edgar Syers ranks 148. Before him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Bob Fitzsimmons, Georg Marco, João Pinheiro Chagas, Camille Erlanger, and Marguerite Audoux. After him are Dmitry Grave, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Carl H. Eigenmann, Ida Freund, Stanisław Zaremba, and William Henry Young. Among people deceased in 1946, Edgar Syers ranks 191. Before him are Moriz Rosenthal, Bill Johnston, Lionel Dunsterville, Leo Slezak, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Georg Åberg. After him are Boris Lisunov, Walter Johnson, Granville Bantock, Arthur Dove, William S. Hart, and Hendrik Adamson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 4,045 out of 8,785. Before him are John Farnham (1949), Anthony D. Smith (1939), Bert Jansch (1943), Charles Blagden (1748), John Wilkinson (1728), and John Byng (1704). After him are Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Ron Tauranac (1925), Chris Blackwell (1937), Brian Murphy (1932), Ben Nicholson (1894), and Patrick Malahide (1945).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 2. Before him are Madge Syers (1881). After him are Cecilia Colledge (1920), Ethel Muckelt (1885), John Curry (1949), Robin Cousins (1957), and Christopher Dean (1958).

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