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Erik Svensson

1903 - 1986

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Karl Erik Emanuel "Spänst" Svensson (also Eric; 10 September 1903 – 22 September 1986) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Svensson is the 1,900th most popular athlete (down from 1,310th in 2019), the 1,087th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 995th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erik Svensson ranks 1,900 out of 6,025Before him are László Fábián, Matthias Behr, Ghada Shouaa, Lennart Magnusson, John Hansen, and Günther Haase. After him are DeHart Hubbard, Romolo Catasta, Erwin Keller, Roman Šebrle, Josef Augusta, and Bjørn Paulson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Erik Svensson ranks 334Before him are Daphne Akhurst, Malcolm Muggeridge, Bob Skelton, Willi Multhaup, Una Merkel, and John Heysham Gibbon. After him are DeHart Hubbard, Eric A. Havelock, Jaipal Singh Munda, Mikhail Svetlov, George E. Stone, and Mike Mansfield. Among people deceased in 1986, Erik Svensson ranks 277Before him are Chuck McKinley, Bessie Head, Alan Jay Lerner, Forrest Tucker, Emil Jónsson, and Una Merkel. After him are Neerja Bhanot, Heather Angel, Kate Smith, Paul Stewart, Edmund Rubbra, and Eduardo Risso.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Svensson ranks 1,087 out of 1,879Before him are Georg de Laval (1883), Eva Ström (1947), Cecilia Malmström (1968), Jan Halvarsson (1942), Erik Lindahl (1891), and Lennart Magnusson (1924). After him are Stig Sjölin (1928), Göta Pettersson (1926), Hasse Borg (1953), Jakob Cedergren (1973), Magnus Norman (1976), and Roger Ljung (1966).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Erik Svensson ranks 108Before him are Otto Nilsson (1879), Eric Carlberg (1880), Gunnar Åkerlund (1923), Sven-Åke Lundbäck (1948), Georg de Laval (1883), and Lennart Magnusson (1924). After him are Stig Sjölin (1928), Olle Larsson (1928), Stefan Holm (1976), Henry Jonsson (1912), Arvid Spångberg (1890), and Gert Blomé (1934).