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Eric Backman

1896 - 1965

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Eric Natanael Backman (18 May 1896 – 29 June 1965) was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Backman is the 722nd most popular athlete (down from 611th in 2019). (up from 3,863rd in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eric Backman ranks 722 out of 6,025Before him are George Woods, Ferenc Sidó, Anders Gärderud, Marlene Ahrens, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, and Doina Melinte. After him are Dorian Yates, Lee Barnes, Leonid Spirin, Hal Brown, Antonio Conte, and Władysław Komar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Eric Backman ranks 204Before him are Marion Zinderstein, Walter Lang, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Ruben Lagus, Barbara La Marr, and Edvin Wide. After him are Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Kostas Karyotakis, Ethel Waters, Mordecai Ardon, Agustín Sancho, and Brock Chisholm. Among people deceased in 1965, Eric Backman ranks 145Before him are D. N. Aidit, Sonja Graf, Edward R. Murrow, Joseph De Combe, Tommy Hampson, and Heinrich Schomburgk. After him are Joaquín Vázquez, Aimée Antoinette Camus, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, John Miller, František Langer, and Eleanor Farjeon.

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