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Viola Myers

1927 - 1993

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Viola Lillian Myers (later Richardson, 1927 – November 15, 1993) was a Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay and finished fourth in the individual 100 m. Myers started training in athletics in the early 1940s, and in 1944 set a national record in the 80 m sprint. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viola Myers has received more than 10,594 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Viola Myers is the 1,539th most popular athlete, the 635th most popular biography from Canada and the 23rd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viola Myers ranks 1,539 out of 3,059Before her are Greg Bell, Filbert Bayi, Maurizio Damilano, Georges Dransart, Hwang Young-cho, and Mariya Lasitskene. After her are Nino Salukvadze, Émile Delchambre, Al LeConey, Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Bernard Tchoullouyan, and Daley Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Viola Myers ranks 393Before her are Paul Eddington, Boots Randolph, Nan Martin, Hank Ballard, Mehdi Hassan, and Virginia Weidler. After her are Harry Gallatin, Henri Dirickx, Abby Mann, Guy Mitchell, Ann Gillis, and Anjali Devi. Among people deceased in 1993, Viola Myers ranks 265Before her are Ben Klassen, Irene Sharaff, Clifford Jordan, Hap Sharp, Karl Gordon Henize, and Ruby Keeler. After her are Joe Fortenberry, Charles Adkins, Bob Crosby, Archie Williams, Penaia Ganilau, and Jón Páll Sigmarsson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Viola Myers ranks 635 out of 1,350Before her are Ruby Keeler (1909), Skip Spence (1946), Steve Yzerman (1965), Steve Bauer (1959), Paul Churchland (1942), and Gregory Colbert (1960). After her are George Lyon (1858), Chris Taylor (1950), Stéphane Dion (1955), Chris Diamantopoulos (1975), Georges Vanier (1888), and Laura Vandervoort (1984).

Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Viola Myers ranks 23Before her are Doug Rogers (1941), Douglas Bennett (1918), Betty Taylor (1916), Cyril Slater (1896), Frank Amyot (1904), and Hayley Wickenheiser (1978). After her are Calvin Bricker (1884), Myriam Bédard (1969), Scott Moir (1987), Eric Lamaze (1968), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), and Dave Trottier (1906).