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Victor Johnson

1883 - 1951

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Victor Louis Johnson, Vic Johnson, (10 May 1883 – 23 June 1951) was a British track cycling racer who, in 1908, won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics; became 'World Amateur Sprint Champion' and the 'British National Quarter-mile Champion'. In September 1909, he set three world records at Herne Hill Velodrome, London, for quarter-mile, three-quarter mile, and one mile. His quarter-mile time (28 seconds) stood as the world record for 21 years and the British amateur record for 'at least 39 years'. His lifetime achievements were celebrated in 1948 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling, which is now held in 'The Pedal Club' archive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Johnson is the 332nd most popular cyclist (down from 256th in 2019), the 5,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,409th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Victor Johnson ranks 332 out of 1,613. Before him are Evgeni Berzin, Russell Mockridge, Fränk Schleck, Nino Borsari, Erik Zabel, and Ludo Peeters. After him are Frank Vandenbroucke, Gianbattista Baronchelli, Tomas Pettersson, Marino Lejarreta, Jean Forestier, and Jaan Kirsipuu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Victor Johnson ranks 259. Before him are Paul Pilgrim, Ernest Hamilton, Madan Lal Dhingra, Frank Benford, S. Z. Sakall, and Lili Bech. After him are Aurelio Mosquera, Georg de Laval, Lloyd Fredendall, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, and Gyula Juhász. Among people deceased in 1951, Victor Johnson ranks 174. Before him are Herbert Lindström, Simon Barere, Lloyd C. Douglas, Frank Weston Benson, Nora Barnacle, and Jack Holt. After him are Gordon Hodgson, Giovanni Scatturin, Thomas Blamey, Tom Kiely, Mady Christians, and Constant Lambert.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Victor Johnson ranks 5,018 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Campbell (1777), Georgia Moffett (1984), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), John Henry Davies (1864), and Edward Lhuyd (1660). After him are Raymond Leppard (1927), Thomas Heywood (1574), C. H. Dodd (1884), Ronald Drever (1931), Susan Hampshire (1937), and Vashti Bunyan (1945).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Victor Johnson ranks 16. Before him are Harry Ryan (1893), Alan Newton (1931), Gordon Thomas (1921), Simon Yates (1992), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), and George Newberry (1917). After him are Adam Yates (1992), Ronald Stretton (1930), Geraint Thomas (1986), Alan Geldard (1927), Donald Burgess (1933), and Max Sciandri (1967).

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