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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 16,367 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edgar Syers is the 133rd most popular skater (down from 60th in 2019), the 4,684th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,731st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Skater.

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  • 16

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Edgar Syers ranks 133 out of 315Before him are Alina Zagitova, Göran Claeson, Kurt Oppelt, Montgomery Wilson, Stéphane Lambiel, and Robert Paul. After him are Roar Grønvold, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, Brian Joubert, Alexander Zhulin, David Jenkins, and Ethel Muckelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Edgar Syers ranks 150Before him are Mary Whiton Calkins, Dimitar Stanchov, Henri Padé, Léon Frapié, Alfredo Panzini, and Reginald McKenna. After him are Frank Fetter, John Bunny, Outram Bangs, Mabel Cahill, Ida Freund, and William Gibbs McAdoo. Among people deceased in 1946, Edgar Syers ranks 194Before him are Damon Runyon, Ivan Moskvin, Kate Bruce, Vincent Youmans, Harlan F. Stone, and Adriaan van Maanen. After him are Lionel Atwill, Booth Tarkington, John Langalibalele Dube, Jeanie MacPherson, João Sassetti, and Miles Mander.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 4,684 out of 7,765Before him are Kevin Doyle (1960), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Clive Bunker (1946), Roma Ryan (1950), Mark Jones (1933), and David Mackenzie (1966). After him are Edmund Gosse (1849), Justin Wilson (1978), George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), John Smith (1938), and Jodie Comer (1993).

Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Edgar Syers ranks 3Before him are Madge Syers (1881) and Cecilia Colledge (1920). After him are Ethel Muckelt (1885), Christopher Dean (1958), John Curry (1949), and Robin Cousins (1957).