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Burton Downing

1885 - 1929

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Burton Cecil Downing (February 5, 1885 – January 1, 1929) was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling talent, he competed in cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals in the 25 miles and the two miles, three silver medals in the 1⁄4 mile, 1⁄3 mile and one mile races and a bronze medal in the 1⁄2 mile race. In later years Downing served as president of the George B. Spearin, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burton Downing has received more than 14,533 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Burton Downing is the 1,987th most popular athlete (down from 916th in 2019), the 11,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,405th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Burton Downing ranks 1,987 out of 6,025. Before him are Tiril Eckhoff, George Hutson, Daniel Rudisha, Donovan Bailey, Nesta Carter, and Josef Kloimstein. After him are Ferenc Török, Oscar Osthoff, Saida Gunba, Gail Devers, Nobuo Arai, and Jim Ryun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Burton Downing ranks 262. Before him are Lionel Atwill, Florence Turner, Birger Sjöberg, Alain LeRoy Locke, Knut Torell, and Riccardo Nowak. After him are Margaret Harwood, George Dole, Károly Levitzky, Alan Noble, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Art Ross. Among people deceased in 1929, Burton Downing ranks 144. Before him are Birger Sjöberg, Rebeca Matte Bello, Joseph Smit, István Lichteneckert, Norman Pritchard, and Dustin Farnum. After him are Rattanbai Jinnah, and Katharine Lee Bates.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 11,256 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Jo Johnson (1970), Lilyan Tashman (1896), Olivia Munn (1980), Khary Payton (1972), Bill Watterson (1958), and Steny Hoyer (1939). After him are Lynne Cox (1957), Howell Cobb (1815), Maria Schneider (1960), June Haver (1926), Horatio Seymour (1810), and Wayne C. Booth (1921).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 342. Before him are Forrest Towns (1914), Louis Wilkins (1882), John Mulcahy (1876), Anne Henning (1955), Duvall Hecht (1930), and Mae Faggs (1932). After him are Oscar Osthoff (1883), Gail Devers (1966), Jim Ryun (1947), Gilbert Colgate (1899), James Dunbar (1930), and Kenny Harrison (1965).

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