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Madge Syers

1881 - 1917

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Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers (née Cave, 16 September 1881 – 9 September 1917) was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union (ISU) to create a separate ladies' championship. Syers was the winner of the first two ladies' events in 1906 and 1907 and went on to become the Olympic champion at the 1908 Olympics, the first Olympic Games to include figure skating. She also competed as a pairs skater with her husband Edgar Syers, winning the bronze medal at the 1908 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Madge Syers is the 15th most popular skater (up from 45th in 2019), the 2,513th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,255th in 2019) and the most popular British Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Madge Syers ranks 15 out of 483. Before her are Ivar Ballangrud, Ondrej Nepela, Clas Thunberg, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Walter Jakobsson, and Åke Seyffarth. After her are Fred Anton Maier, Tonya Harding, Dick Button, Donald Jackson, Oleg Protopopov, and Karol Divín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Madge Syers ranks 119. Before her are Ber Borochov, Albert Austin, Nuri Killigil, Felix von Luckner, Giuseppe Amisani, and August Hlond. After her are Vlas Chubar, Harry Hillman, Jānis Balodis, Ludwig Kaas, Matrona Nikonova, and Zoltán Halmay. Among people deceased in 1917, Madge Syers ranks 68. Before her are George Dewey, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Frank Muller, Ber Borochov, Andrew Taylor Still, and Maksim Bahdanovič. After her are Petter Adolf Karsten, Anton Haus, Boris Stürmer, Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Titu Maiorescu, and Yi Jun-yong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Madge Syers ranks 2,514 out of 8,785. Before her are Walter Pater (1839), Luke Howard (1772), York Bowen (1884), Harold Abrahams (1899), Paul Robinson (1979), and John Fastolf (1380). After her are Josephine Tey (1896), Robert Whitehead (1823), Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950), Roger Deakins (1949), Tom Felton (1987), and Henry Roscoe (1833).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Madge Syers ranks 1. After her are Edgar Syers (1863), Cecilia Colledge (1920), Ethel Muckelt (1885), John Curry (1949), Robin Cousins (1957), and Christopher Dean (1958).

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