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John Ainsworth-Davis

1895 - 1976

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John Creyghton Ainsworth-Davis (23 April 1895 – 3 January 1976) was a Welsh surgeon and sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Ainsworth-Davis is the 399th most popular athlete (up from 1,106th in 2019), the 2,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,280th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Ainsworth-Davis ranks 399 out of 6,025Before him are Gerhard Stöck, Émile Fisseux, Jimmy Ball, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Nasser Al-Attiyah, and Terry Fox. After him are Constance Titus, Rosa Mota, Daniel Kinsey, Carl Diem, László Berti, and Aleksandr Baryshnikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, John Ainsworth-Davis ranks 170Before him are Immanuel Velikovsky, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, Earl Thomson, Oscar Hammerstein II, Nigel Bruce, and Georg Muche. After him are Leonid Utyosov, Giovanni Brunero, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, John Diefenbaker, Marie-Dominique Chenu, and Vilho Tuulos. Among people deceased in 1976, John Ainsworth-Davis ranks 144Before him are Jean Martinon, Angelo Iachino, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Lotte Lehmann, Anna Hübler, and Giorgio Ferrini. After him are Juan d'Arienzo, Traugott Herr, George Parker, Sinn Sisamouth, Rudi Fischer, and Otto Tief.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Ainsworth-Davis ranks 2,938 out of 8,785Before him are Barry Jackson (1938), Henry of Scotland (1115), Ian Rankin (1960), Peter Atkins (1940), Richard Bright (1789), and Frank Watson Dyson (1868). After him are Max Horton (1883), Galyani Vadhana (1923), Lottie Dod (1871), Neil Young (1944), John Barnard (1946), and Mary Sidney (1561).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, John Ainsworth-Davis ranks 19Before him are Sebastian Coe (1956), Roger Bannister (1929), Harold Abrahams (1899), Bill Roberts (1912), Alfred Tysoe (1874), and Edwin Flack (1873). After him are Jean Pickering (1929), Wally Kinnear (1880), Ken McArthur (1881), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Norman Read (1931), and Wyndham Halswelle (1882).