George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (born 1873)

George Orton

1st Canadian to win Olympic gold medal

George Washington F. Orton was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win a medal at an Olympic Games. He won a bronze in the 400 metre hurdles, and then, forty-five minutes later, won the gold medal in the 2500 metre steeplechase.…