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    George Goulding

    George Henry Goulding, track and field athlete (b at Hull, Eng Nov 1885; d at Toronto 3 Feb 1966). Originally attracted to marathon racing with the Toronto Central YMCA, George Goulding began "heel-and-toe" (walk)

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    George Hainsworth

    George Hainsworth, hockey player (b at Toronto 26 June 1895; d near Gravenhurst, Ont 9 Oct 1950).

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    George Hodgson

    George Ritchie Hodgson, swimmer, pilot, investment broker (born 12 October 1893 in Montreal, Quebec; died 1 May 1983 in Montreal). George Hodgson was Canada's first Olympic swimming champion, winning gold in the 400m and 1500m freestyle at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Hodgson also served with the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force during the First World War. He eventually established an investment brokerage firm in Montreal.

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    George Knudson

    George Knudson, golfer (b at Winnipeg 28 June 1937; d at Toronto 24 Jan 1989). Knudson was introduced to golf as a teenager at St Charles Country Club, Winnipeg, and later moved to Toronto. Fascinated with the golf swing, he was determined to make his reliable and efficient.

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    George Orton

    Orton was a sports pioneer who applied a scientific approach to his training that was methodical and academic and focused on the technicalities of running. He became a prolific writer on sport and running.

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    George Orton: Canada's First Olympic Champion

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated. George Orton is known as Canada's first Olympic gold medal winner. On the official Olympic Games website, there are two records concerning George Orton at the 1900 Paris Olympics. The records show that he won a bronze medal in the 400 m men's hurdles and a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase.

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    George R. Gray

    George R. Gray, track and field athlete (b at Coldwater, Canada W 4 May 1865; d at Sault Ste Marie, Ont 7 Jan 1933). After high school he competed for 17 years at his specialty, putting the shot, without being defeated.

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    George Reed

    George Robert Reed, CM, SOM, football player (born 2 October 1939 in Vicksburg, Mississippi; died 1 October 2023 in Regina, SK). George Reed was a fullback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1963–75) and one of the best players in Canadian Football League (CFL) history. A Grey Cup champion and the game’s MVP in 1966, Reed set 44 CFL records, including 16,116 rushing yards, 134 rushing touchdowns, 11 seasons with more than 1,000 yards, and 300 passes caught for 2,772 yards. A nine-time CFL All-Star and the 1965 Schenley Award winner as the league’s best player, Reed was also president of the CFL Players' Association and was heavily involved in charity work. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum, the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, among many other honours.

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    George Seymour Lyon

    Although an outstanding all-round athlete, his chief claim to fame is his gold medal victory in golf in the 1904 Olympics at St Louis. At age 38 George Lyon took up golf and between 1898 and 1914 won the Canadian Amateur title 8 times.

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    George Sleeman

    George Sleeman, brewer, businessman, politician, Canadian baseball pioneer (born 1 August 1841 in St. Davids, Canada West; died 16 December 1926 in Guelph, ON.) Sleeman was born into a family whose involvement in the brewing industry began in Cornwall, England. The Silver Creek Brewery, which the Sleeman family established in Guelph in 1851, was the forerunner of Sleeman Breweries. Sleeman was prominently involved in Guelph’s business and social interests, including the building of the city’s street railway system and serving as the city’s first mayor (see Transportation; Municipal Government). As the president and chief financial backer of the Guelph Maple Leafs baseball team, Sleeman also played a notable role in the development of baseball in Canada.

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    George Vernot

    George Vernot, (born at Montréal 27 Feb 1901; died there 22 Nov 1962). George Vernot was a swimmer and WATER POLO player who participated in the SUMMER OLYMPICS in SPEED SWIMMING in Antwerp (1920), and in Paris (1924).

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    Georges St-Pierre

    Georges St-Pierre (nicknamed GSP), mixed martial artist (born 19 May 1981 in Saint-Isidore, QC). Georges St-Pierre is considered one of the best mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters of all time. He retired from the the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a career record of 26–2. A UFC welterweight champion from 2006 to 2007 and 2008 to 2013, St-Pierre holds the record for the most title defenses in the UFC welterweight division with nine. In 2017, he defeated Michael Bisping to win the middleweight championship, making him the fourth fighter in UFC history to win titles in multiple divisions. St-Pierre was named the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year, the 2008 Black Belt Magazine MMA Fighter of the Year, the 2009 Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year and the 2009 World MMA Awards Fighter of the Year.

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    Georges Vézina

    Georges Vézina, hockey player (born 21 January 1887 in Chicoutimi, QC; died there 26 March 1926).

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    Gérald Gratton

    Gérald Gratton, weightlifter, bricklayer. (born at Montréal, 29 Aug 1927; died there 27 July 1963). During the 1950s, Gérald Gratton was recognized as a very great Canadian athlete.

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    Gerald Ouellette

    Gerald Ouellette, marksman (b at Windsor, Ont 14 Aug 1934; d near Leamington, Ont 25 June 1975). Gerry Ouellette was introduced to shooting during his high-school cadet training. By 1952 he was a veteran of several teams that

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