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Bengt Eriksson

1931 - 2014

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Bengt Eriksson (22 January 1931 – 19 November 2014) was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He also competed nationally in association football and internationally in ski jumping, finishing 19th in the normal hill at the 1960 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bengt Eriksson is the 1,058th most popular athlete (down from 711th in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 777th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bengt Eriksson ranks 1,058 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Emmiyan, László Rajcsányi, Valeria Bufanu, Sándor Rozsnyói, Valerio Perentin, and Rudolf Harbig. After him are Edwin Vásquez, Eero Berg, Léon Moreaux, Frankie Fredericks, Henry Petersen, and Gaston Aumoitte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Bengt Eriksson ranks 425. Before him are Viktor Tsaryov, Rupert Hollaus, Emam-Ali Habibi, Antonio Gamoneda, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, and Hans van Mierlo. After him are Alena Vrzáňová, Índio, Anton Moravčík, Szeto Wah, Larry Lieber, and Nicola Mancino. Among people deceased in 2014, Bengt Eriksson ranks 356. Before him are Tony Benn, Bobby Womack, Billie Whitelaw, Cheo Feliciano, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, and Sándor Rozsnyói. After him are Gyude Bryant, Ernie Terrell, Horacio Troche, Matthew Cowles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, and Rosemary Murphy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bengt Eriksson ranks 841 out of 1,879. Before him are Arvid Knöppel (1867), Haakon Sörvik (1886), Mic Michaeli (1962), Arne Sucksdorff (1917), Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland (1852), and Bert Bolin (1925). After him are Andreas Isaksson (1981), Claes Johanson (1884), Lars Hanson (1886), Tomas Ledin (1952), Ann Linde (1961), and Olle Åhlund (1920).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Bengt Eriksson ranks 56. Before him are Hugo Wieslander (1889), Gunnar Lindström (1896), Ingemar Johansson (1924), Nils Skoglund (1906), Hjalmar Andersson (1889), and Arvid Knöppel (1867). After him are Axel Norling (1884), Sven Fahlman (1914), Gunder Hägg (1918), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), Ragnar Lundberg (1924), and Britt Strandberg (1934).

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