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Jon Montgomery

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Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery (born May 6, 1979, in Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Despite hosting The Amazing Race Canada since 2013, he is best known in Canada for his spontaneous celebration after winning the gold medal in 2010, when he was caught on camera being handed a pitcher of beer by a fan while a crowd surrounding him cheered and sang O Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jon Montgomery is the 7,968th most popular athlete (down from 7,795th in 2024), the 1,790th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,650th in 2019) and the 220th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jon Montgomery ranks 7,968 out of 6,025. Before him are Oleksiy Sereda, Hakan Reçber, Suhrob Khodjaev, Lindsay Shoop, Aleksandra Lisowska, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson. After him are Amir Ghafour, Rénelle Lamote, Saskia Clark, Wan Jiyuan, Nooralotta Neziri, and Collin Morikawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jon Montgomery ranks 1,552. Before him are Clinton Morrison, Jannero Pargo, Alejandro Moreno, Yana Gupta, 40 Glocc, and Anshu Jamsenpa. After him are Saskia Clark, Sean Garrett, Christian Malcolm, Daniel Noonan, Mahek Chahal, and Matthew Wells.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jon Montgomery ranks 1,791 out of 1,622. Before him are Jonathan Marchessault (1990), Eric O'Dell (1990), Vincent Riendeau (1966), Charle Cournoyer (1991), Michelle Creber (1999), and Jesse Levine (1987). After him are Jacob Lensky (1988), Lights (1987), Kirsti Lay (1988), Kristen Kit (1988), Lauren Wilkinson (1989), and Lauren Collins (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Jon Montgomery ranks 220. Before him are Lisa Roman (1989), Melissa Humana-Paredes (1992), Susanne Grainger (1990), Becky Kellar-Duke (1975), Mario Deslauriers (1965), and Vincent Riendeau (1966). After him are Lauren Wilkinson (1989), Sarah Mitton (1996), Alex Pietrangelo (1990), Ida Karstoft (1995), Adam van Koeverden (1982), and Shelley-Ann Brown (1980).

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