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Robert Benson

1894 - 1965

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Robert John Benson (May 18, 1894 – September 7, 1965) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player. A defenceman, he started his career with the Winnipeg Falcons of the Manitoba Hockey League in 1913, remaining with them until 1920, though missed two seasons of play from 1917 to 1919 while serving in the First World War. With the Falcons he played at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey. He later played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1921 to 1926, as well as 8 games with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League during the 1924–25 season. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Benson is the 1,453rd most popular athlete (down from 1,303rd in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from Canada (down from 505th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Benson ranks 1,453 out of 6,025. Before her are Karl Malmström, Rolf Danneberg, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Henri Cohen, Väinö Ikonen, and Émile Wegelin. After her are Giuseppe Crivelli, Gábor Benedek, Vitold Kreyer, Leonid Bartenyev, Ernesto Canto, and Barbara Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Robert Benson ranks 231. Before her are Johannes Block, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Tay Garnett, Arthur Freed, Oliver Leese, and Peter Warlock. After her are Belle Moore, Curt Backeberg, Alan Crosland, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Arthur Fadden, and Agnes von Krusenstjerna. Among people deceased in 1965, Robert Benson ranks 191. Before her are Kōsaku Yamada, Margaret Dumont, Hilario López, Erik Abrahamsson, Everett Sloane, and Ramón Gil. After her are John Kitzmiller, Félix Paiva, William Hogenson, Charles Sheeler, Othmar Ammann, and Luigi Maiocco.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Benson ranks 518 out of 1,622. Before her are Paul Grégoire (1911), Frank Fisher (1901), Hilda Strike (1910), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), David Reimer (1965), and Taylor Kitsch (1981). After her are Chris Taylor (1950), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Bernie Shaw (1956), Alexis Smith (1921), and William Diller Matthew (1871).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Robert Benson ranks 23. Before her are Donald Arnold (1935), Kenneth Lane (1923), Jack Cameron (1900), John Emery (1932), Frank Fisher (1901), and Hilda Strike (1910). After her are Ross Taylor (1902), Dorothy Brookshaw (1912), Romeo Rivers (1907), Edward Archibald (1884), Archibald MacKinnon (1937), and Frank Dixon (1878).

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