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James Wilson

1891 - 1973

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James Wilson (2 October 1891 – 1973) was a Scottish long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres. He competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres, five seconds behind Paavo Nurmi; Wilson beat Nurmi by some 5 seconds in the heats. He finished fourth in the individual 8,000 m cross-country race, again behind Nurmi, but won a silver medal with the British team. Nationally Wilson won Scottish titles over 4 miles in 1914–20 and over 10 miles in 1920. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Wilson is the 2,021st most popular athlete (down from 1,611th in 2019), the 5,228th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,909th in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, James Wilson ranks 2,021 out of 6,025. Before him are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Nancy Mackay, Birger Cederin, Giuseppe Tosi, Shunkichi Hamada, and Robertas Žulpa. After him are Mayumi Aoki, Reinhard Eiben, Liu Xiang, Aileen Meagher, Mac Wilkins, and Jenő Hámori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, James Wilson ranks 271. Before him are Erik Lindahl, Jetta Goudal, Charles Coughlin, Madge Kennedy, Irving Pichel, and Mamie Smith. After him are Irving Small, Willy Birgel, Miriam Cooper, Robert Sjursen, Mina Wylie, and Katherine MacDonald. Among people deceased in 1973, James Wilson ranks 271. Before him are Alfred Schmitt, Manuel Rojas, Eddie Condon, Clarence White, Michael Dunn, and William Inge. After him are David Lack, Willy Birgel, Axel Janse, A. Edward Sutherland, Wally Cox, and Harry Edward.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Wilson ranks 5,230 out of 8,785. Before him are Lionel Jeffries (1926), Pat Symonds (1953), Jesse Lingard (1992), Laura Knight (1877), Adela Pankhurst (1885), and Paul Mariner (1953). After him are Keith Levene (1957), Mark King (1958), Andy Fraser (1952), Louise Brown (1978), Tom Odell (1990), and Redvers Buller (1839).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, James Wilson ranks 80. Before him are Paul Nihill (1939), Peter Wright (1970), Eileen Hiscock (1909), John James Shepherd (1884), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), and Nancy Mackay (1922). After him are Don Finlay (1909), Janet Simpson (1944), Fiona May (1969), Mary Peters (1939), George Hutson (1889), and Dorothy Shirley (1939).

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