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Jon Montgomery

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Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery (born May 6, 1979, in Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Despite hosting The Amazing Race Canada since 2013, he is best known in Canada for his spontaneous celebration after winning the gold medal in 2010, when he was caught on camera being handed a pitcher of beer by a fan while a crowd surrounding him cheered and sang O Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Montgomery is the 6,713th most popular athlete (up from 7,809th in 2019), the 1,584th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,651st in 2019) and the 165th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jon Montgomery ranks 6,713 out of 6,025. Before him are Nikola Jakšić, Oleksiy Sereda, Hakan Reçber, Suhrob Khodjaev, Aleksandra Lisowska, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson. After him are Amir Ghafour, Rénelle Lamote, Wan Jiyuan, Nooralotta Neziri, Collin Morikawa, and Marco Del Lungo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jon Montgomery ranks 1,327. Before him are Gonzalo Carou, Swin Cash, Clinton Morrison, Jannero Pargo, Alejandro Moreno, and Yana Gupta. After him are Sean Garrett, Christian Malcolm, Mahek Chahal, Tulip Joshi, Ruth Riley, and John Salmons.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jon Montgomery ranks 1,585 out of 1,622. Before him are Mario Deslauriers (1965), Dustin Cook (1989), Alaa Murabit (1989), Vincent Riendeau (1966), Michelle Creber (1999), and Jesse Levine (1987). After him are Lights (1987), Kirsti Lay (1988), Kristen Kit (1988), Lauren Wilkinson (1989), Lauren Collins (1986), and Sarah Mitton (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Jon Montgomery ranks 165. Before him are Kelsey Serwa (1989), Lisa Roman (1989), Melissa Humana-Paredes (1992), Susanne Grainger (1990), Mario Deslauriers (1965), and Vincent Riendeau (1966). After him are Lauren Wilkinson (1989), Sarah Mitton (1996), Alex Pietrangelo (1990), Ida Karstoft (1995), Adam van Koeverden (1982), and Malcolm Howard (1983).

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