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George Bonhag

1882 - 1960

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George Valentine Bonhag (January 31, 1882 – October 30, 1960) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. He competed in distance events, both racewalking and running, at the 1904, 1908 and 1912 Olympics and at the 1906 Intercalated Games. An announcement in the August 6, 1904, issue of The New York Times indicated that the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union would hold a "special five-mile race" at Celtic Park on August 13, 1904, with the eight top finishers receiving a paid trip to compete in the marathon at the Olympic Games in St. Louis on August 30, 1904. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Bonhag is the 2,128th most popular athlete (down from 2,089th in 2019), the 11,389th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,537th in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Bonhag ranks 2,128 out of 6,025Before him are Josef Ternström, Sammy Lee, Mary Rand, Karl-Heinz Bußert, Billy Mills, and Jennison Heaton. After him are Joyce King, Harry Edward, Matthias Steiner, Bjarte Engen Vik, Stefan Junge, and Viktor Markin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, George Bonhag ranks 279Before him are Marie Doro, Paul Koebe, George Siegmann, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Johnny Douglas, and Felix Frankfurter. After him are Herbert E. Ives, Ethel Clayton, Arnstein Arneberg, Sybil Thorndike, Holmes Herbert, and Ricardo J. Alfaro. Among people deceased in 1960, George Bonhag ranks 228Before him are Dora Marsden, Benjamin Bradshaw, Thalia Flora-Karavia, Phyllis Haver, Clara Kimball Young, and Julius Frey. After him are Giles Gilbert Scott, Charlie Buchan, Jimmy Bryan, Johnny Thomson, Edward Brophy, and Rudolf Degermark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Bonhag ranks 11,391 out of 20,380Before him are Jennison Heaton (1904), Raja Gosnell (1958), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Richard Florida (1957), and Don Meineke (1930). After him are Omar Hakim (1959), Joseph Mazzello (1983), Dan Dailey (1915), Marv Wolfman (1946), Hugh McCulloch (1808), and Kristen Pfaff (1967).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Bonhag ranks 368Before him are Norvel Lee (1924), Meredith Colket (1878), Evelyne Hall (1909), Sammy Lee (1920), Billy Mills (1938), and Jennison Heaton (1904). After him are Henry Seiling (1872), Thane Baker (1931), Mae Faggs (1932), Charles Manring (1929), Marshall Wayne (1912), and Tianna Bartoletta (1985).