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Dylan Armstrong

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Dylan Armstrong (born January 15, 1981) is a Canadian athletics coach and retired competitive shot putter. He is the 2008 Olympic bronze medallist, a two-time World Athletics Championships medallist, a two-time Pan American Games champion, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in that discipline. He was awarded his Olympic bronze medal in 2015, seven years after the event, following the doping disqualification of competitor Andrei Mikhnevich. Armstrong holds the Canadian national record for the shot put, and is a former holder of the Pan American Games and Commonwealth games records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Dylan Armstrong is the 4,973rd most popular athlete (up from 5,081st in 2024), the 1,303rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,332nd in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dylan Armstrong ranks 4,973 out of 6,025. Before him are Andrija Zlatić, Grant Holloway, Olga Ryabinkina, Alina Talay, Falilat Ogunkoya, and Melissa Byram. After him are Luciana Diniz, Päivi Alafrantti, Andreas Birnbacher, Richard Richardsson, Michele Didoni, and Matic Osovnikar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Dylan Armstrong ranks 1,126. Before him are Luis Moreno, Ania, Eduard Stăncioiu, Lee Hyo-jung, Kazuaki Kamizono, and Ivan Nikčević. After him are Andreas Birnbacher, Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Sébastien Rosseler, Milan Bartovič, Ismael Fuentes, and Kohei Miyazaki.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Dylan Armstrong ranks 1,304 out of 1,622. Before him are Erin O'Toole (1973), Dino Ciccarelli (1960), Brian Bellows (1964), John J. Kavelaars (1966), Jimmy Nicholl (1956), and Patrice Bernier (1979). After him are Craig Olejnik (1979), Kristen Hager (1984), Pat Turner (1961), Beckie Scott (1974), Victor Davis (1964), and Karen Cliche (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Dylan Armstrong ranks 122. Before him are Alison Korn (1970), Jill Henselwood (1962), Darren Barber (1968), Sarah Burke (1982), Liam Parsons (1977), and Pierce LePage (1996). After him are Pat Turner (1961), Jessica Klimkait (1996), Cori Morris (1971), Nathan Smith (1985), Rebecca Johnston (1989), and Kevin Martin (1966).

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