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Erik Elmsäter

1919 - 2006

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Fritz Erik Elmsäter (7 October 1919 – 9 March 2006) was the first Swedish athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race, and finished 19th in the 18 km cross-country skiing and 9th in the Nordic combined event. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Sweden, and finished 56th in the 18 km skiing race and 13th in the Nordic combined. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Elmsäter is the 1,641st most popular athlete (down from 1,422nd in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,033rd in 2019) and the 94th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erik Elmsäter ranks 1,641 out of 6,025. Before him are Franz Bistricky, Erich Koschik, Antal Kiss, Alberto Cova, Erik Algot Fredriksson, and Philip Waruinge. After him are Robert Stangland, Masao Harada, Gösta Runö, Emil Magnusson, Margit Schumann, and Forrest Towns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Erik Elmsäter ranks 293. Before him are Tim Holt, Jorge de Sena, Kim Ki-young, Strother Martin, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, and Leopold Neumer. After him are Beatrice Hicks, George E. P. Box, Marge Champion, Hans Klenk, Nina Dumbadze, and Eric Thompson. Among people deceased in 2006, Erik Elmsäter ranks 320. Before him are Kaarlo Tuominen, Sofia Muratova, Rosendo Hernández, Reidar Liaklev, Muhammadu Maccido, and Gösta Sandberg. After him are Suzan Kahramaner, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tony Jay, Shirley Walker, Doug Serrurier, and Georges Stuber.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Elmsäter ranks 1,006 out of 1,879. Before him are Ruth Svedberg (1903), Daniel Norling (1888), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Olle Håkansson (1927), Gösta Sandberg (1932), and Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885). After him are Johan Elmander (1981), Gösta Runö (1896), Emil Magnusson (1887), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), and Jan Jönsson (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Erik Elmsäter ranks 94. Before him are Herbert Lindström (1886), Carl Bertilsson (1889), Gunnar Larsson (1944), Gunnar Höjer (1875), Ruth Svedberg (1903), and Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885). After him are Gösta Runö (1896), Emil Magnusson (1887), Evert Gunnarsson (1929), Ulf Sterner (1941), Carl Abrahamsson (1896), and Nils Hellsten (1885).

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