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James H. Johnson

1874 - 1921

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James Henry Johnson (1874 – 15 November 1921) was a British pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include figure skating events. The Johnsons also participated in the first official World Figure Skating Championships pairs' competition, placing second behind Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger of Germany. The Johnsons finished first in 1909, third in 1910, and first again in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James H. Johnson is the 36th most popular skater (up from 76th in 2019). (up from 4,101st in 2019)

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Among skaters, James H. Johnson ranks 36 out of 483. Before him are Willy Böckl, Anna Hübler, Alfred Berger, Ludmila Belousova, Charles Jewtraw, and Magda Julin. After him are Ernst Baier, Pierre Brunet, Gabriele Seyfert, Fritzi Burger, Herma Szabo, and Sigvard Ericsson.

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Among people born in 1874, James H. Johnson ranks 153. Before him are Leonard Eugene Dickson, Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, Lucien Démanet, Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov, J. C. Leyendecker, and Oskari Mantere. After him are Manuel Díaz, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Charles W. Gilmore, Henry Travers, Fejzi Alizoti, and Nasrullah Khan. Among people deceased in 1921, James H. Johnson ranks 89. Before him are Alfred Grandidier, Colin Archer, Yaa Asantewaa, Sándor Wekerle, Mirza Kuchik Khan, and Gyula Breyer. After him are Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Isidor Kaufmann, Milenko Radomar Vesnić, Émile Champion, Žemaitė, and Jan Janský.

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