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August Nilsson

1872 - 1921

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August Nilsson (October 15, 1872 in Trollenäs – May 23, 1921 in Stockholm) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Nilsson is the 264th most popular athlete (down from 238th in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 487th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, August Nilsson ranks 264 out of 6,025. Before him are Harold Abrahams, Gretel Bergmann, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Silvio Cator, Nina Ponomaryova, and Bill Roberts. After him are Galina Chistyakova, Ernesto Ambrosini, Josy Barthel, Francisco Lázaro, Oscar Dessomville, and James Quinn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, August Nilsson ranks 94. Before him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Jaan Teemant, William Larned, Elia Dalla Costa, Heinrich Vogeler, and Harry Nelson Pillsbury. After him are Johan Bojer, Hàm Nghi, Mikhail Kuzmin, Friedrich, Prince of Wied, Maurice Larrouy, and Juho Vennola. Among people deceased in 1921, August Nilsson ranks 72. Before him are Subramania Bharati, Fyodor Sergeyev, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, Pierre Cuypers, José Miguel Gómez, and Andrea Carlo Ferrari. After him are Franz Defregger, Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, François Hennebique, Déodat de Séverac, Max Noether, and Alexander Dutov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, August Nilsson ranks 463 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1856), Victoria Silvstedt (1974), Bengt Gustavsson (1928), Johan Andreas Murray (1740), Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), and Robert Themptander (1844). After him are Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Victoria Benedictsson (1850), Margot Wallström (1954), Knut Kroon (1906), Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866), and Martin Lundström (1918).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, August Nilsson ranks 9. Before him are Eric Lemming (1880), Oscar Swahn (1847), Karl Staaf (1881), John Ljunggren (1919), William Petersson (1895), and Klas Lestander (1931). After him are Martin Lundström (1918), Nils von Kantzow (1885), Erik Almlöf (1891), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Bo Lindman (1899), and Arne Åhman (1925).

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