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Edgar Syers

1863 - 1946

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Edgar Morris Wood Syers (18 March 1863 – 16 February 1946) was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with his wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics, coming in last but winning the bronze as only three pairs competed in this event, became the oldest figure skating Olympic medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Syers has received more than 17,981 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Syers is the 153rd most popular skater (down from 133rd in 2019), the 5,370th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,674th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Skater.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Edgar Syers ranks 153 out of 483. Before him are Dick Button, Toller Cranston, Bam Margera, Annie Borckink, Anett Pötzsch, and Alv Gjestvang. After him are Beatrix Loughran, Igor Zhelezovski, Roman Kostomarov, Aljona Savchenko, Natalia Bestemianova, and Hayes Alan Jenkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Edgar Syers ranks 174. Before him are Horatio Parker, Lucina Hagman, Charles Le Goffic, Gonzalo Córdova, John Bunny, and Carl H. Eigenmann. After him are William Gibbs McAdoo, Outram Bangs, Frank Hornby, and William Robert Ogilvie-Grant. Among people deceased in 1946, Edgar Syers ranks 222. Before him are George Cloutier, Harlan F. Stone, Lionel Atwill, Florence Turner, Helen Bannerman, and Florence Fuller. After him are Miles Mander, Damon Runyon, Charles Oman, Herbert Baker, Countee Cullen, and John Langalibalele Dube.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 5,370 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Hewitt (1971), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Barriemore Barlow (1949), Churchill Babington (1821), Walter Crickmer (1899), and Craig David (1981). After him are John Graves Simcoe (1752), Cecil Parker (1897), Emilia Fox (1974), Henry Hyndman (1842), Kevin Whately (1951), and Mary Forbes (1883).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 5. Before him are Ethel Muckelt (1885), Madge Syers (1881), Cecilia Colledge (1920), and John Curry (1949). After him are Robin Cousins (1957), and Christopher Dean (1958).

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