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    George Washington F. Orton (January 10, 1873 – June 24, 1958) was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to...
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    Arthur Orton (20 March 1834 – 1 April 1898) was an English man who has generally been identified by legal historians and commentators as the "Tichborne...
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    Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica...
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    Robert Keith Orton Jr. (born November 10, 1950), known by the ring name "Cowboy" Bob Orton, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is a...
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    introduced until later Olympics). Canada's Olympians were George Orton and Ronald J. MacDonald. Orton was the first Canadian to win a medal, finishing first...
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    Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for Purdue...
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  • James Orton (1830–1877), American naturalist George Orton (1873–1958), Canadian runner, the first Canadian to win a medal at Olympic Games Greg Orton (disambiguation)...
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    Canadian background, among them middle-distance runner and Olympian George Orton (the first disabled person to compete in the Olympics). Penn fielded...
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    in 1884 and 1885. The first winner from outside the British Isles was George Orton of Canada in 1898, and the only non-British athlete to win it more than...
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    Only George Orton, who won Canada's first Olympic title in the shorter of the two steeplechases, ruined a perfect record for the British. Orton won his...
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    Orton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south of Penrith, 8 miles (13 km) from Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1...
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    the claims by a man sometimes referred to as Thomas Castro or as Arthur Orton, but usually termed "the Claimant", to be the missing heir to the Tichborne...
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    in the 1500 metres gave Britain its first gold in the sport. Canada's George Orton took two medals, a gold and a bronze, for the debut nation. Hungary won...
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    George Turner Orton (January 19, 1837 – November 14, 1901) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington Centre in...
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    in 1976, and the almost parallel development of the grabbed aerial by George Orton and Tony Alva in California, made it possible for skaters to perform...
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    one draw. Canadian middle distance runner and Olympic gold medalist George Orton captained the team. Also on the 1900–01 roster was Pennsylvania native...
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    authored The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of), a book about George Orton, a track-and-field athlete who was the first Canadian to medal at the...
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    metre steeplechase race was held one day later. The event was won by George Orton of Canada, the nation's first gold medal in athletics. Sidney Robinson...
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    Maple Leafs Tara McLeod, guitarist for Ontario-based metal band Kittie George Orton, Canada's first Olympic champion, born in Strathroy in 1873. Won a gold...
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  • August 2021. "Aimé Haegeman". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 December 2020. "George Orton". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021. "Cubans in the Olympic Games, from...
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  • dispute who did the first Frontside Air (it was possibly first done by George Orton in the Birdy Bowl), but Tony Alva is widely credited with popularizing...
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  • evidence that this community was named after Canada's first olympian, George Orton, whose prominence as a middle-distance runner was established at approximately...
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  • 1873 – Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player (d. 1935) 1873 – George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (d. 1958) 1875 – Issai Schur, German mathematician...
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    30 Jun 2010 Alma Athlé Tour Reims  FRA 2500 m steeplechase 7:34.4 h George Orton  CAN 12.307 (19.806) N/A 15 Jul 1900 Olympic Games Paris  FRA 2590 m...
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  • Henri Tauzin  France George Orton  Canada 1904 St. Louis details Harry Hillman  United States Frank Waller  United States George Poage  United States...
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    (1772–1851), publisher Bob Montana (1920–1975), illustrator of Archie Comics George Orton (1873–1958), Canadian middle-distance runner; Olympic gold medalist Eben...
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    Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details  George Orton (CAN)  Sidney Robinson (GBR)  Jacques Chastanié (FRA)...
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  • of the Raw brand, was a singles match in which Triple H defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship. The main match of the SmackDown brand was...
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    Stadium in South Philadelphia in 1936. Penn alumnus and Olympic-medalist George Orton (who had worked with Frank Ellis in managing the Penn Relays) is credited...
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    Orton, Cena, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield, tying the record for most WWE Championship reigns with The Rock. Triple H retained the title against Orton...
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