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Viola Myers

1927 - 1993

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Viola Lillian Myers (later Richardson, 1927 – November 15, 1993) was a Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and finished fourth in the individual 100 m. Myers started training in athletics in the early 1940s, and in 1944 set a national record in the 80 m sprint. She set another national record in 1948, in the 60 m, which stood until 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viola Myers is the 1,047th most popular athlete (up from 1,168th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 476th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viola Myers ranks 1,047 out of 6,025. Before her are Tetsuo Hamuro, Arvid Knöppel, György Kárpáti, Anastasiya Kuzmina, Maria Mutola, and Ulf Timmermann. After her are Siiri Rantanen, Victor Thibault, Atanase Sciotnic, Vasili Kuznetsov, Robert Emmiyan, and László Rajcsányi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Viola Myers ranks 344. Before her are Zdravko Rajkov, Michael Constantine, Kenojuak Ashevak, Marie Kovářová, Ramsey Clark, and Tina Anselmi. After her are Thadée Cisowski, Michel Scheuer, Carmen Basilio, Erol Keskin, Birgit Brüel, and Eliseo Mouriño. Among people deceased in 1993, Viola Myers ranks 209. Before her are Štefan Uher, Ranasinghe Premadasa, James Donald, Masaru Furukawa, Mario Cecchi Gori, and Akio Kaminaga. After her are Edwin Vásquez, Ivan Kozlovsky, Jean Cau, Joe Kelly, Bengt Edlén, and Tony Barton.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Viola Myers ranks 433 out of 1,622. Before her are Alex Lifeson (1953), Kenojuak Ashevak (1927), Frances Bay (1919), Bruno Pelletier (1962), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), and Robert Maillet (1969). After her are Jack Kruschen (1922), Michael Sarrazin (1940), Robert Pickton (1949), Heather Menzies (1949), JR Bourne (1970), and Seth Rogen (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Viola Myers ranks 17. Before her are Betty Taylor (1916), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Doug Rogers (1941), Peter Kirby (1931), Harry Watson (1898), and Étienne Desmarteau (1873). After her are Donald Arnold (1935), Kenneth Lane (1923), Jack Cameron (1900), John Emery (1932), Frank Fisher (1901), and Hilda Strike (1910).

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