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Bengt Nilsson

1934 - 2018

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Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 – 11 May 2018) was a Swedish high jumper. In 1954 he won the Swedish and European titles and set a European record at 2.11 m; later that year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Nilsson was injured at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished only 26th. He retired from athletics shortly thereafter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bengt Nilsson is the 1,460th most popular athlete (up from 1,691st in 2019), the 970th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,107th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bengt Nilsson ranks 1,460 out of 6,025. Before him are Giuseppe Crivelli, Gábor Benedek, Vitold Kreyer, Leonid Bartenyev, Ernesto Canto, and Barbara Burke. After him are Antonio Spallino, Konrad Granström, Georges Gandil, Erik Hansen, Herbert Schade, and Józef Grudzień.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Bengt Nilsson ranks 449. Before him are Gordon Bell, Östen Warnerbring, Robert Siatka, Timothy West, Gerry Hitchens, and Stanley Turrentine. After him are Horacio Accavallo, Ihor Rybak, Jaime Belmonte, Diane di Prima, Gábor Novák, and John N. Bahcall. Among people deceased in 2018, Bengt Nilsson ranks 422. Before him are Idrissa Ouédraogo, Connie Sawyer, Kazimierz Kutz, Fatos Arapi, Viktor Matviyenko, and Jóhann Jóhannsson. After him are Nancy Wilson, Věra Růžičková, Giuliana Calandra, Arthur Schnabel, Kate Wilhelm, and Antonio Mercero.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bengt Nilsson ranks 970 out of 1,879. Before him are Karin Söder (1928), Östen Warnerbring (1934), Nils Dardel (1888), Rune Carlsson (1909), Karl Malmström (1875), and Mari Jungstedt (1962). After him are Konrad Granström (1900), Marcus Berg (1986), Göte Hagström (1918), Herbert Lindström (1886), Inga Tidblad (1901), and Staffan Olsson (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Bengt Nilsson ranks 85. Before him are Johan Edman (1875), Håkan Malmrot (1900), Andreas Cervin (1888), Ragnar Malm (1893), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), and Karl Malmström (1875). After him are Konrad Granström (1900), Göte Hagström (1918), Herbert Lindström (1886), Carl Bertilsson (1889), Gunnar Larsson (1944), and Gunnar Höjer (1875).

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