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George Bonhag

1882 - 1960

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George Valentine Bonhag (January 31, 1882 – October 30, 1960) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. He competed in distance events, both racewalking and running, at the 1904, 1908 and 1912 Olympics and at the 1906 Intercalated Games. An announcement in the August 6, 1904, issue of The New York Times indicated that the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union would hold a "special five-mile race" at Celtic Park on August 13, 1904, with the eight top finishers receiving a paid trip to compete in the marathon at the Olympic Games in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Bonhag has received more than 26,258 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Bonhag is the 2,055th most popular athlete (down from 1,351st in 2019), the 11,534th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,971st in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Bonhag ranks 2,055 out of 6,025Before him are Paula Radcliffe, Gillian Sheen, Félix Sánchez, Yuriy Tyukalov, Milt Campbell, and Anders Peter Nielsen. After him are Rainer Schmidt, Willi Eichhorn, Olga Yegorova, Yevgeni Mayorov, Marcell Jacobs, and Ivan Tsikhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, George Bonhag ranks 275Before him are Joseph Wedderburn, Louis Wilkins, Ethel Clayton, Conrad Christensen, George Siegmann, and Helena Kottler Vurnik. After him are Charles Brabin, Johnny Douglas, James Gleason, Arnstein Arneberg, Holmes Herbert, and Daniel Frank. Among people deceased in 1960, George Bonhag ranks 233Before him are J. H. C. Whitehead, Harry Pollitt, Charlie Buchan, Edward Hennig, Rudolf Degermark, and Johnny Thomson. After him are John P. Marquand, Joseph Lamb, Olle Larsson, Kathlyn Williams, Johnny Horton, and Charles Holden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Bonhag ranks 11,534 out of 20,380Before him are Lynn Hill (1961), Michael Oher (1986), Alan Baxter (1908), Milt Campbell (1933), Kathryn Erbe (1965), and Tom Paxton (1937). After him are Sumner Welles (1892), Oscar Levant (1906), Ann Coulter (1961), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (1969), Louie Bellson (1924), and Bob Burns (1950).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Bonhag ranks 358Before him are George Dole (1885), Rod Milburn (1950), Greg Bell (1930), James Corson (1906), Félix Sánchez (1977), and Milt Campbell (1933). After him are Marcell Jacobs (1994), Ira Davenport (1887), Harold Smith (1909), Eddie Hart (1949), Alice Brown (1960), and Foy Draper (1911).