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Gunnar Eriksson

1921 - 1982

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Krång Erik Gunnar Eriksson (13 September 1921 – 8 July 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won two medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the individual 18 km. Eriksson won the 50 km event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, but finished 12th at the 1952 Olympics and 21st at the 1954 World Championships. Eriksson had five brothers and three sisters. Their father died aged 42, and the children had to start working in their teens at the local knife factory; in 1946 they started their own hardware business. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Eriksson is the 25th most popular skier (up from 33rd in 2019), the 529th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 533rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 25 out of 817. Before him are Hermann Maier, Hanni Wenzel, Juha Mieto, Bjørn Wirkola, Karl Schranz, and Toralf Engan. After him are Pirmin Zurbriggen, Alf Andersen, Marit Bjørgen, Marielle Goitschel, Christl Cranz, and Torbjørn Falkanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 221. Before him are Andrzej Munk, Lis Hartel, Blaže Koneski, Søren Kam, Alexander Kemurdzhian, and Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. After him are Wadih El Safi, Augusto Monterroso, Walter Laqueur, Milorad Pavić, Brian Keith, and Imre Kovács. Among people deceased in 1982, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 139. Before him are Jean Effel, Khalid al-Islambouli, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hermann Rauschning, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, and Maria Jeritza. After him are Alma Reville, Alberto Cavalcanti, Alfredo Ovando Candía, Christian Schad, Fritz Laband, and Alexandre Alexeieff.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 529 out of 1,879. Before him are Arne Åhman (1925), Felix Hamrin (1875), Sven-Bertil Taube (1934), Martin Dahlin (1968), Fanny Brate (1861), and Gösta Lilliehöök (1884). After him are Torgny Lindgren (1938), Charles De Geer (1720), Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898), Erik Lundqvist (1908), Rickard Sandler (1884), and Karl Staaff (1860).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Gunnar Eriksson ranks 4. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark (1956), Sixten Jernberg (1929), and Sonja Edström (1930). After him are Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), and Gunde Svan (1962).

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