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Andreas Cervin

1888 - 1972

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Andreas Cervin (31 October 1888 – 14 February 1972) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. Born to a priest, Cervin graduated in law from the University of Lund in 1914, and the same year began to work as a clerk in the Göta Court of Appeal. In 1918 he moved to the Municipal Court in Gothenburg, in 1935 became an alderman, and retired in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Cervin is the 1,406th most popular athlete (down from 1,014th in 2019), the 949th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 904th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andreas Cervin ranks 1,406 out of 6,025Before him are Harry Blackstaffe, Hermann Hansen, Dieter Kottysch, Håkan Malmrot, Bertalan Papp, and Päivi Meriluoto. After him are Ragnar Malm, William Fields, Gunhild Hoffmeister, Taisia Chenchik, Guido Balzarini, and Wang Yi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Andreas Cervin ranks 231Before him are Carlos Quintanilla, Sven Landberg, Carlos Scarone, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Georges Vanier, and Boris Verlinsky. After him are Bob Glendenning, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Nils Dardel, Eduardo Santos, Maurice Schilles, and Robert Moses. Among people deceased in 1972, Andreas Cervin ranks 221Before him are Carlos Cillóniz, John Grierson, Hana Mašková, Olavi Virta, Herbert Hübner, and Gejus van der Meulen. After him are Werner Klingler, Boris Livanov, Henry Dreyfuss, Colin Munro MacLeod, Martin Schröttle, and Emma P. Carr.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Andreas Cervin ranks 949 out of 1,879Before him are Pernilla Wiberg (1970), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), Johan Edman (1875), Håkan Malmrot (1900), Torsten Palm (1947), and Puma Swede (1976). After him are Ragnar Malm (1893), Erik Almgren (1908), Björn Andersson (1951), Stefan Schwarz (1969), Harry Lundahl (1905), and Thomas Nordahl (1946).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Andreas Cervin ranks 81Before him are Carl Forssell (1917), Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Per-Erik Hedlund (1897), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), Johan Edman (1875), and Håkan Malmrot (1900). After him are Ragnar Malm (1893), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), Karl Malmström (1875), Bengt Nilsson (1934), Konrad Granström (1900), and Göte Hagström (1918).