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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 mile and the 2 mile, three silver medals in the ¼ mile, ⅓ mile and mile and a bronze medal in the ½ mile race.In later years Downing served as president of the George B. Spearin, Inc. construction company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burton Downing has received more than 13,143 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Burton Downing is the 917th most popular athlete (down from 553rd in 2019), the 8,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,168th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Burton Downing ranks 917 out of 3,059Before him are Shawn Rhoden, Galina Gorokhova, Paul Tergat, Sotirios Versis, Louis Abell, and György Gedó. After him are Arthur Shaw, Irina Beglyakova, Kaarlo Tuominen, Daniel Kinsey, Victor Willems, and Henry Macintosh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Burton Downing ranks 205Before him are Roque González Garza, Georgina de Albuquerque, Enrico Mizzi, Herbert Stothart, Frank Hurley, and Karel Hartmann. After him are Leonard Peterson, Stith Thompson, Robert Liottel, C. J. Hambro, George Dole, and Bjørn Rasmussen. Among people deceased in 1929, Burton Downing ranks 123Before him are Otokar Březina, Daniel Barringer, Marie Hankel, Franciszek Rychnowski, Robert Reid, and Juan Antonio Escurra. After him are Joseph Smit, Sigurd Jørgensen, Robert Ridgway, Ödön Tersztyánszky, Birger Sjöberg, and Queenie Newall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 8,423 out of 18,182Before him are Gladys George (1904), Royal Dano (1922), Louis Abell (1884), R. C. Sproul (1939), Anthony Michael Hall (1968), and Daniel Cormier (1979). After him are Arthur Shaw (1886), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), George Ord (1781), Rob Morgan (1973), Mark Coleman (1964), and Jonathan Harris (1914).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Burton Downing ranks 174Before him are George Baird (1907), Charles King (1880), Arnie Robinson (1948), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Dave Wottle (1950), and Louis Abell (1884). After him are Arthur Shaw (1886), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Charles Greene (1945), Lee Calhoun (1933), Harry Babcock (1890), and Bill Miller (1912).