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Ethel Smith

1907 - 1979

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Ethel May Smith (July 5, 1907 – December 31, 1979) was a sprinter from Canada who won two medals at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics: a bronze medal in the 100 m, and a gold team medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Smith was born into a poor family and quit school in the eighth grade to work at the Toronto's Garment District. She won the 220 yards at the national championships in 1927 and the 60 yards at the Ontario Championships in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ethel Smith has received more than 9,457 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ethel Smith is the 242nd most popular athlete (down from 168th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Canada (down from 205th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ethel Smith ranks 242 out of 6,025. Before her are Janusz Kusociński, Michael Johnson, Éva Székely, Gottfried Diener, Karl Staaf, and August Nilsson. After her are BIA, Romuald Klim, Joanni Perronet, Evelyn Furtsch, Angelina, and Argentina Menis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ethel Smith ranks 179. Before her are Nicanor Zabaleta, Petro Grigorenko, Janusz Kusociński, Sándor Veress, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Amedeo Nazzari. After her are James M. Gavin, Sukhdev Thapar, Benny Carter, Roger Vailland, Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, and Paul Magloire. Among people deceased in 1979, Ethel Smith ranks 134. Before her are Evald Ilyenkov, Pedro Arico Suárez, Minnie Riperton, Georges Florovsky, Paul Dessau, and Amedeo Nazzari. After her are Juana de Ibarbourou, Dorothy Arzner, István Örkény, Ted Cassidy, Immanuel Velikovsky, and Amedeo Biavati.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ethel Smith ranks 208 out of 1,622. Before her are Jean Béliveau (1931), Maud Menten (1879), Chris Benoit (1967), Henry Clinton (1730), Philip Guston (1913), and Joanna Shimkus (1943). After her are Dave Foley (1963), Gabrielle Roy (1909), Frank Dux (1956), George Lawrence Price (1892), Cobie Smulders (1982), and Sandra Oh (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Ethel Smith ranks 3. Before her are Donald Arnold (1935), and Julia (null). After her are Terry Fox (1958), Percy Williams (1908), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Doug Rogers (1941), Earl Thomson (1895), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Jane Bell (1910), David Hall (1875), and Peter Kirby (1931).

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