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    George Washington F. Orton (January 10, 1873 – June 24, 1958) was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to...
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    Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica...
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    Robert Keith Orton Jr. (born November 10, 1950), known by the ring name "Cowboy" Bob Orton, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is a...
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    introduced until later Olympics). Canada's Olympians were George Orton and Ronald J. MacDonald. Orton was the first Canadian to win a medal, finishing first...
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    authored The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of), a book about George Orton, a track-and-field athlete who was the first Canadian to medal at the...
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  • James Orton (1830–1877), American naturalist George Orton (1873–1958), Canadian runner, the first Canadian to win a medal at Olympic Games Greg Orton (disambiguation)...
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    Arthur Orton (20 March 1834 – 1 April 1898) was an English man who has generally been identified by legal historians and commentators as the "Tichborne...
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    Canadian background, among them middle-distance runner and Olympian George Orton (the first disabled person to compete in the Olympics). Penn fielded...
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    Only George Orton, who won Canada's first Olympic title in the shorter of the two steeplechases, ruined a perfect record for the British. Orton won his...
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    Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south of Penrith, 8 miles (13 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1...
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    in 1976, and the almost parallel development of the grabbed aerial by George Orton and Tony Alva in California, made it possible for skaters to perform...
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    George Turner Orton (January 19, 1837 – November 14, 1901) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington Centre in...
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    Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight...
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    one draw. Canadian middle distance runner and Olympic gold medalist George Orton captained the team. Also on the 1900–01 roster was Pennsylvania native...
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  • in the 1500 metres gave Britain its first gold in the sport. Canada's George Orton took two medals, a gold and a bronze, for the debut nation. Hungary won...
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    and Johns Hopkins play the first intercollegiate game the year before, George Orton a graduate student from Canada, organized the first ice hockey team for...
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  • evidence that this community was named after Canada's first olympian, George Orton, whose prominence as a middle-distance runner was established at approximately...
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  • Men's 56 lb Weight Throw George Lyon – Golf, Individual Galt Football Club – Football Winnipeg Shamrocks – Lacrosse George Orton – Athletics, 2500 m Steeplechase...
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  • Jerry Valdez, Chris Strople, Chris Strople, Doug "Pineapple" Saladino, George Orton, Ed Nadalin, Chad Muska, Dennis Martinez, Terry Lawrence, Marty Grimes...
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  • 1873 – Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player (d. 1935) 1873 – George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (d. 1958) 1875 – Issai Schur, German mathematician...
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    30 Jun 2010 Alma Athlé Tour Reims  FRA 2500 m steeplechase 7:34.4 h George Orton  CAN 15 Jul 1900 Olympic Games Paris  FRA 2590 m steeplechase 7:39.6...
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    Maple Leafs Tara McLeod, guitarist for Ontario-based metal band Kittie George Orton, Canada's first Olympic champion, born in Strathroy in 1873. Won a gold...
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  • Henri Tauzin  France George Orton  Canada 1904 St. Louis details Harry Hillman  United States Frank Waller  United States George Poage  United States...
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    Tewksbury of the United States. Henri Tauzin of France earned silver, while George Orton of Canada took bronze. This was the first time the event was held. Introduced...
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    Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details  George Orton (CAN)  Sidney Robinson (GBR)  Jacques Chastanié (FRA)...
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  • 1944) Hayim Nahman Bialik, Israel's national poet (d. 1934) January 10 – George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. 1958) January 12 – Spyridon Louis, Greek runner...
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  • Kurt Alder, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) June 24 – George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1876) July 5 – Patriarch Vikentije II (b. 1890)...
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  • Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun (1965), and the detective in Joe Orton's Loot (1968). His first Tony Award nomination was for his portrayal of Louis...
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  • August 2021. "Aimé Haegeman". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 December 2020. "George Orton". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021. "Cubans in the Olympic Games, from...
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    (1772–1851), publisher Bob Montana (1920–1975), illustrator of Archie Comics George Orton (1873–1958), Canadian middle-distance runner; Olympic gold medalist Eben...
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