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George Parker

1896 - 1976

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George R. Parker (19 November 1897 – 18 June 1974) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in racewalking. He competed for Australia in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 3000 metre walk where he won the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Parker is the 416th most popular athlete (up from 850th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Australia (up from 225th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Parker ranks 416 out of 6,025. Before him are Forrest Smithson, Henri Hazebrouck, Simon Slåttvik, John Kuck, Pavel Lednyov, and Renate Boy. After him are Alfred Schmidt, Nam Sung-yong, Giancarlo Ferrari, Walther Katzenstein, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, and Vilho Tuulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, George Parker ranks 172. Before him are Lilia Skala, Hubert Lanz, Peter Cheyney, Murray Leinster, Fritz Heider, and Richard Heidrich. After him are Sao Shwe Thaik, Xue Yue, Joseph Schildkraut, Rafael Franco, Yu Dafu, and Lado Gudiashvili. Among people deceased in 1976, George Parker ranks 147. Before him are Lotte Lehmann, Anna Hübler, Giorgio Ferrini, John Ainsworth-Davis, Juan d'Arienzo, and Traugott Herr. After him are Sinn Sisamouth, Rudi Fischer, Otto Tief, Viggo Kampmann, Ernst Albrecht, and Gina Bachauer.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, George Parker ranks 151 out of 1,143. Before him are Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Travis Fimmel (1979), Tim Schenken (1943), Phillip Noyce (1950), Richard Roxburgh (1962), and Tony Roche (1945). After him are Alfred Deakin (1856), Ken McGregor (1929), Arthur Benjamin (1893), Gordon George Avery (1925), Ashley Cooper (1936), and John Bromwich (1918).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, George Parker ranks 6. Before him are Bobby Pearce (1905), Ron Clarke (1937), Al Lawrence (1930), Betty Cuthbert (1938), and Peter Norman (1942). After him are Gordon George Avery (1925), John Winter (1924), William Jones (null), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), and Stan Rowley (1876).

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