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George Calnan

1900 - 1933

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George Charles Calnan (January 18, 1900 – April 4, 1933) was a United States Navy officer who also competed for the United States as a fencer. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned three bronze medals (Individual épée: 1928, Team foil: 1932, Team épée: 1932) A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Calnan did not start fencing until he was a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. By the time he was a senior, he was captain of the Navy's fencing team. Two years later, Calnan competed for the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he finished tied for fifth in the team épée competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Calnan is the 25th most popular fencer (down from 24th in 2019), the 5,648th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,696th in 2019) and the most popular American Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, George Calnan ranks 25 out of 349. Before him are Aldo Nadi, Henri Anspach, Oszkár Gerde, Roger Ducret, Dezső Földes, and Alexandra Zabelina. After him are Jehan Buhan, Herman Georges Berger, Zoltán Ozoray Schenker, Charles Delporte, Manuel Díaz, and André Labatut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, George Calnan ranks 194. Before him are Mikhail Isakovsky, Halina Konopacka, Dumarsais Estimé, Jiří Wolker, Gilberto Freyre, and Bruno Apitz. After him are Haskell Curry, Ioannis Andreou, Helen Morgan, René Guillot, Roy Harrod, and Ioannis Theodoropoulos. Among people deceased in 1933, George Calnan ranks 97. Before him are Arnold Mendelssohn, Sara Teasdale, José Malhoa, John Arthur Jarvis, Alfréd Haar, and James J. Corbett. After him are Max von Schillings, Zacharia Paliashvili, Pekka Halonen, Antonín Švehla, Apollinary Vasnetsov, and Olaf Bull.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Calnan ranks 5,648 out of 20,380. Before him are Friz Freleng (1906), Louise Dresser (1878), Asia Carrera (1973), Jesse Jane (1980), Charlie Scott (1948), and Margaret Geller (1947). After him are Timothy Treadwell (1957), Tammy Wynette (1942), Tera Patrick (1976), Ansel Adams (1902), Paul Rand (1914), and Lee Wallard (1910).

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Among FENCERS In United States

Among fencers born in United States, George Calnan ranks 1. After him are Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), Mariel Zagunis (1985), Race Imboden (1993), Ibtihaj Muhammad (1985), Maya Lawrence (1980), Rebecca Ward (1990), Sada Jacobson (1983), Kelley Hurley (1988), Alexander Massialas (1994), Lee Kiefer (1994), and Courtney Hurley (1990).

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