George James Ross (1 December 1877 – 27 August 1945) was a British

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who competed in the

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and

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

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. As a member of the British team in 1908, he finished eighth in the

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competition. He was part of the British team which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, in the European system event in 1912.

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* 1877 births 1945 deaths British male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century British people {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub