George Hodgson
George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian swimmer. He was a freestyle swimmer.
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| Born | October 12, 1893 Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||
| Died | May 1, 1983 (aged 89) Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | McGill Martlets Montreal AAA | |||||||||||||||
| College team | McGill University | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hodgson competed for Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He won two gold medals for Canada. He won the gold in the 400 m freestyle and in the 1500 m freestyle. Hodgson set Olympic and World records in the events. He retired immediately after.
He attended McGill University. He swam and played water polo there until he graduated in 1916. After he graduated, he joined the Royal Naval Air Service and served in World War I. He earned the United Kingdom’s Air Force Cross. He would then spend the rest of his life working as an investment broker at his firm in Montreal.[1] He died in Montreal on May 1, 1983.
He was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1949, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955,[2] International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968,[3] McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 1996,[4] and the Quebec Swimming Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
References
- ↑ "Biography". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Honoured Member - George Hodgson". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Honorees - George Hodgson". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame - George Hodgson (Class of 1916)". McGill Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Catégorie Membre honoraire – George Ritchie Hodgson". Fédération de natation du Québec. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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