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George Orton

1873 - 1958

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George Washington F. Orton (January 10, 1873 – June 24, 1958) was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win a medal at an Olympic Games. He won a bronze in the 400 metre hurdles, and then, forty-five minutes later, won the gold medal in the 2500 metre steeplechase. He was the first athlete with a disability to win an Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Orton is the 4,007th most popular soccer player (up from 4,316th in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Canada (up from 501st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, George Orton ranks 4,007 out of 21,273. Before him are Kim Do-hoon, Ilie Dumitrescu, Salem Al-Dawsari, Hilario López, Fidel Uriarte, and Miguel Murillo. After him are Douglas Luiz, Vojtěch Bradáč, John Blackley, Ángel Médici, Kevin Trapp, and Mayumi Omatsu.

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Among people born in 1873, George Orton ranks 180. Before him are Luise Fleck, Guillaume Grandidier, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Charles Schlee, Olaf Gulbransson, and Boyd Alexander. After him are Lev Chugaev, Karl Jatho, Walter de la Mare, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Alphonse Kirchhoffer, and Franz Weidenreich. Among people deceased in 1958, George Orton ranks 162. Before him are Ásgrímur Jónsson, Alfredo Zibechi, Olaf Gulbransson, Francis Carco, Josep Irla, and Doris Humphrey. After him are Cyril M. Kornbluth, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, Eddie Colman, Norman Bel Geddes, Walther Schreiber, and Erwin Bauer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, George Orton ranks 498 out of 1,622. Before him are Sven Delblanc (1931), A. J. Cook (1978), Tyler Mane (1966), Tricia Helfer (1974), Robertson Davies (1913), and Michael Shanks (1970). After him are Alex Trebek (1940), Corey Haim (1971), Élie Blanchard (1881), Kenneth Lane (1923), Anne Heggtveit (1939), and François Legault (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Canada

Among soccer players born in Canada, George Orton ranks 3. Before him are John van 't Schip (1963), and Yassine Bounou (1991). After him are Dwight Lodeweges (1957), Owen Hargreaves (1981), Tom Taylor (1880), Daniel Fernandes (1983), Atiba Hutchinson (1983), Jonathan de Guzmán (1987), Fikayo Tomori (1997), Andy Williams (1977), and Dale Mitchell (1958).

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