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Toller Cranston

1949 - 2015

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Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston (April 20, 1949 – January 24, 2015) was a Canadian figure skater and painter. He won the 1971–1976 Canadian national championships, the 1974 World bronze medal and the 1976 Olympic bronze medal. Despite never winning at the World Figure Skating Championships due to his poor compulsory figures, he won the small medal for free skating at the 1972 and 1974 championships. Cranston is credited by many with having brought a new level of artistry to men's figure skating. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toller Cranston is the 125th most popular skater (up from 148th in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from Canada (up from 650th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Toller Cranston ranks 125 out of 483. Before him are Gundi Busch, Terry McDermott, Midori Ito, Ludwig Wrede, Kees Broekman, and Ans Schut. After him are Beatrix Loughran, Eteri Tutberidze, Valentina Stenina, Kira Ivanova, Stéphane Lambiel, and Christa Luding-Rothenburger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Toller Cranston ranks 596. Before him are Fayez Tarawneh, Gennady Novitsky, Per Røntved, Boris Plotnikov, Olga Morozova, and Bill Hobbs. After him are Griselda Pollock, Nadezhda Ilyina, Dan Ar Braz, Roy Bittan, Günther Schumacher, and Témime Lahzami. Among people deceased in 2015, Toller Cranston ranks 421. Before him are Richard Bass, Catherine E. Coulson, Robert La Caze, Ann Rule, Sergio Caprari, and Bruno Pesaola. After him are Rakhat Aliyev, Tanith Lee, Sajida al-Rishawi, Darren Shahlavi, Jihadi John, and Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Toller Cranston ranks 577 out of 1,622. Before him are Todd McFarlane (1961), Barbara Kent (1907), Francisco Fernández (null), Ernest Hamilton (1883), Mary Frizzell (1913), and Arturo Gatti (1972). After him are Patrick J. Adams (1981), Christopher Heyerdahl (1963), Norm Macdonald (1959), Gordon Tootoosis (1941), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), and Eva Dawes (1912).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Toller Cranston ranks 8. Before him are Suzanne Morrow Francis (1930), Robert Paul (1937), Brian Orser (1961), Barbara Ann Scott (1928), Barbara Wagner (1938), and Alexander Hurd (1910). After him are Montgomery Wilson (1909), Catriona Le May Doan (1970), Debbi Wilkes (1946), Karen Magnussen (1952), Jeremy Wotherspoon (1976), and Patrick Chan (1990).

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