▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Left ▁polit icians ▁Category : D em ocr ats ▁of ▁the ▁Left ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Council ▁of ▁Ven eto <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Washington ▁Or ton ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁middle ▁and ▁long - distance ▁runner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁medal ▁at ▁an ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁met re ▁hur d les , ▁and ▁then , ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes ▁later , ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁met re ▁ste e ple ch ase . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Str ath roy , ▁Ontario , ▁Or ton ▁was ▁par al yz ed ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁tree ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁blood ▁cl ot ▁on ▁the ▁brain , ▁and ▁had ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁his ▁right ▁arm . ▁ ▁He ▁could ▁not ▁walk ▁until ▁age ▁ 1 0 , ▁and ▁fully ▁reg ained ▁his ▁mob ility ▁around ▁age ▁ 1 2 . ▁Or ton ▁did ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁in ▁Rom ance ▁L anguages . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁offered ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the