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Henry Taylor

1885 - 1951

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Henry Taylor (17 March 1885 – 28 February 1951) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in four Summer Olympics between 1906 and 1920. Taylor served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, and continued to swim competitively until 1926. His fortunes declined after he retired, and he died penniless. His record of three gold medals at one Olympic Games – the most by any Briton – stood for 100 years until it was equaled by cyclist Chris Hoy in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Taylor is the 30th most popular swimmer (down from 14th in 2019), the 3,045th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,530th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Henry Taylor ranks 30 out of 709. Before him are Roland Matthes, Kirsty Coventry, Ann Curtis, Allen Stack, Joan Harrison, and John Arthur Jarvis. After him are Arne Borg, Bill Tuttle, Martha Norelius, Otto Fahr, Đurđica Bjedov, and Yoshi Oyakawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Henry Taylor ranks 151. Before him are Arturo Rawson, Allan Dwan, Ruben Sevak, Abdurauf Fitrat, Roger de La Fresnaye, and Hedda Hopper. After him are Alice Paul, Alfréd Haar, Zhou Zuoren, Pierre Dupong, Sigrid Hjertén, and Frederic Lewy. Among people deceased in 1951, Henry Taylor ranks 114. Before him are Harry Kerr, Tilemachos Karakalos, Fréhel, Max Horton, Peter Cheyney, and Louis Adamic. After him are Sabiha Kasimati, Riad Al Solh, Roland Jacobi, Gustave Sandras, J. C. Leyendecker, and Leopold Andrian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Taylor ranks 3,046 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Gordon Laing (1794), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Amanda Tapping (1965), Danny Murphy (1977), Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924), and Henry Ireton (1611). After him are Rio Ferdinand (1978), Ian Hart (1964), Martin Donnelly (1964), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), Tom Ellis (1978), and Phil Taylor (1960).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Henry Taylor ranks 3. Before him are Frederick Holman (1885), and John Arthur Jarvis (1872). After him are Murray Rose (1939), John Derbyshire (1878), Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Irene Steer (1889), Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), and Hilda James (1904).

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