What is George Hodgson?
{{Infobox swimmer | name = George Hodgson | image = 1912 George Hodgson.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Hodgson in 1912 | fullname = George Ritchie Hodgson | nicknames = | nationality = | strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]] | club = McGill Martlets<br>Montreal AAA | collegeteam = [[McGill University]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1893|10|12}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1983|5|1|1893|10|12}} | death_place =Montreal, Quebec | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Swimming]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{flag|Canada|1868}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]] | [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]]}} {{MedalGold|1912 Stockholm|[[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]}} }} '''George Ritchie Hodgson''' (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[swimming|swimmer]]. He was a [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] swimmer. 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 (United Kingdom)|Air Force Cross]]. He would then spend the rest of his life working as an investment broker at his firm in [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/george-hodgson-1.html|accessdate=2015-02-01|title=Biography|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|archive-date=2020-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/george-hodgson-1.html|url-status=d