page_title: Tom Three Persons
hierarchical_section_title: Tom Three Persons
caption_attribution_description: English: Tom Threepersons, champion bronco buster of the world. No. 2.
context_page_description: Tom Three Persons was a Niitsitapi rodeo athlete and rancher and a member of the Kainai Nation. Best known for winning the saddle bronc competition at the inaugural Calgary Stampede in 1912. An Indigenous athlete, he was the only Canadian to win a championship at this historic rodeo competition.
context_section_description: Tom Three Persons (March 19, 1888 – August 13, 1949) was a Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy) rodeo athlete and rancher and a member of the Kainai Nation (Blood). Best known for winning the saddle bronc competition at the inaugural Calgary Stampede in 1912. An Indigenous athlete, he was the only Canadian to win a championship at this historic rodeo competition.
caption: Tom Threepersons
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