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Bjarne Andersson

1940 - 2004

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Bjarne Lennart "Ödeshögarn" Andersson (28 April 1940 – 12 August 2004) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won a 4 × 10 km relay silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; he finished sixth in the individual 15 km race. Andersson did his military service in the cavalry in Umeå. He was a Swedish 15 km champion in 1968, and won six national skiing titles in the 3 × 10 km relay between 1966 and 1973. He also won three individual and one team titles in cross-country running. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bjarne Andersson is the 2,040th most popular athlete (down from 1,848th in 2019), the 1,133rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,137th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among athletes, Bjarne Andersson ranks 2,040 out of 6,025. Before him are Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Mór Kóczán, Olga Mineyeva, Fiona May, Gwen Torrence, and Lajos Rácz. After him are Wolfgang Hanisch, Volker Fischer, Charles Dumas, Primož Kozmus, Lorraine Crapp, and Frank Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bjarne Andersson ranks 545. Before him are Viktor Kuzkin, Thomas M. Disch, Ugo Colombo, Arthur Alexander, Daniel J. Travanti, and Luis Rubiños. After him are Roberto Matosas, George Adams, Jerry Lawson, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Mario Velarde, and Joe South. Among people deceased in 2004, Bjarne Andersson ranks 300. Before him are Bill Nicholson, Leonid Shcherbakov, Lea De Mae, Bernice Rubens, Eleanor Holm, and Jacek Kaczmarski. After him are Charles Dumas, Coxsone Dodd, James Aloysius Hickey, Mikheil Korkia, Mulk Raj Anand, and Nirupa Roy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bjarne Andersson ranks 1,133 out of 1,879. Before him are Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Lotta Engberg (1963), Otto von Porat (1903), Axel Janse (1888), Kristina Lugn (1948), and Tomas Jonsson (1960). After him are Vanja Blomberg (1929), Axwell (1977), Markus Rosenberg (1982), Jörgen Augustsson (1952), Ingemar Erlandsson (1957), and Hasse Backe (1952).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Bjarne Andersson ranks 117. Before him are Stefan Holm (1976), Henry Jonsson (1912), Arvid Spångberg (1890), Gert Blomé (1934), Birger Cederin (1895), and Gustaf Rosenquist (1887). After him are Bruno Söderström (1881), Kurt Lundquist (1925), Hans Wetterström (1923), Erik Larsson (1912), Janne Stefansson (1935), and Josef Ternström (1888).

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