George Strange
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George M. Strange was a Canadian
rower
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to George William Strange and Elizabeth Johnson. Died in Toronto in 1961, buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery with wife Lillian Georgina Hall Tate.
At the 1904 Summer Games, held in St. Louis, he was a member of Canadian rowing team, which won the silver medal in the Men's Coxed Eights.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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He was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to George William Strange and Elizabeth Johnson. Died in Toronto in 1961, buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery with wife Lillian Georgina Hall Tate.
At the 1904 Summer Games, held in St. Louis, he was a member of Canadian rowing team, which won the silver medal in the Men's Coxed Eights.