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Axel Janse

1888 - 1973

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Axel Johan Janse (18 March 1888 – 18 August 1973) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a military pilot and a model for the sculpture Deliverer in Örebro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Janse is the 146th most popular gymnast (down from 93rd in 2019), the 1,130th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 940th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swedish Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Axel Janse ranks 146 out of 370. Before him are Jacob Opdahl, Bedřich Šupčík, Otto Authén, Nils Granfelt, Bjarne Johnsen, and Thomas Thorstensen. After him are Hans Beyer, Vanja Blomberg, Robert Sjursen, Roland Brückner, Simone Biles, and George Eyser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Axel Janse ranks 260. Before him are Curt Goetz, Victor Schertzinger, William Hood Simpson, Lucien Hubbard, Joyce Cary, and Florence La Badie. After him are Tryggve Gran, Herbert Morrison, Willis Augustus Lee, Josef Ternström, Nils Silfverskiöld, and Tris Speaker. Among people deceased in 1973, Axel Janse ranks 274. Before him are Clarence White, Michael Dunn, William Inge, James Wilson, David Lack, and Willy Birgel. After him are A. Edward Sutherland, Wally Cox, Harry Edward, Crane Wilbur, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Ernst Klodwig.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Axel Janse ranks 1,130 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), Teddy Lučić (1973), Örjan Persson (1942), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Lotta Engberg (1963), and Otto von Porat (1903). After him are Kristina Lugn (1948), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bjarne Andersson (1940), Vanja Blomberg (1929), Axwell (1977), and Markus Rosenberg (1982).

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Among GYMNASTS In Sweden

Among gymnasts born in Sweden, Axel Janse ranks 29. Before him are Osvald Moberg (1888), Knut Torell (1885), Gun Röring (1930), Göta Pettersson (1926), Per Nilsson (1890), and Nils Granfelt (1887). After him are Vanja Blomberg (1929), Nils Silfverskiöld (1888), Rudolf Degermark (1886), and Jonna Adlerteg (1995).

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