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Erik Larsson

1912 - 1982

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Erik August Larsson (12 April 1912 – 10 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a gold in the 18 km and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay. The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Larsson also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Larsson is the 2,133rd most popular athlete (down from 767th in 2019), the 1,160th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 802nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erik Larsson ranks 2,133 out of 6,025. Before him are Hadi Choopan, Valentina Sidorova, Elena Horvat, Sandra Chick, Carlos Rodríguez, and Jafar Salmasi. After him are Edy Hubacher, Costică Dafinoiu, Georges Dransart, Janne Stefansson, Tia Hellebaut, and Gabriela Szabo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Erik Larsson ranks 391. Before him are Tillie Olsen, Elizaveta Mukasei, Burkhard Gantenbein, Jaap Mol, Joseph Van Ingelgem, and Valerie Davies. After him are Ettore Giannini, Joseph Parecattil, Sam Snead, Marshall Wayne, Horace Gwynne, and Henry M. Jackson. Among people deceased in 1982, Erik Larsson ranks 294. Before him are Cal Tjader, Salomon Bochner, Philip Hall, Sheikh Abdullah, Otto von Porat, and William Cameron Townsend. After him are Rab Butler, Vivien Merchant, Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, Hugh Marlowe, and Paul Lynde.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Larsson ranks 1,160 out of 1,879. Before him are Emilia Rydberg (1978), Birger Sjöberg (1885), Eagle-Eye Cherry (1968), Hans Wetterström (1923), Marie Bergman (1950), and Sverker Johansson (1961). After him are Ola Toivonen (1986), Janne Stefansson (1935), Bosson (1969), Nils Nilsson (1936), Ljubomir Vranjes (1973), and Magnus Andersson (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Erik Larsson ranks 121. Before him are Birger Cederin (1895), Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), Bjarne Andersson (1940), Bruno Söderström (1881), Kurt Lundquist (1925), and Hans Wetterström (1923). After him are Janne Stefansson (1935), Josef Ternström (1888), Tomas Johansson (1962), Eva Korpela (1958), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), and Hanna Öberg (1995).

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