ATHLETE

Gunnar Sköld

1894 - 1971

Gunnar Sköld

Alf Gunnar Sköld (24 September 1894 – 24 June 1971) was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the individual road race and won a team bronze medal. At the inaugural amateur world championships in 1921 he won the road race and finished fourth in 1922 edition. After retiring from competitions Sköld worked as treasurer and vice president of his native club Upsala CK and ran a sports shop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Sköld is the 319th most popular athlete (up from 556th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 714th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gunnar Sköld ranks 319 out of 6,025. Before him are Ivan Patzaichin, Adolf Kainz, Émile Grumiaux, Edward Marsh, John Akii-Bua, and Márta Rudas. After him are Edgar Aabye, Al Oerter, Ralph Rose, John Geiger, Ole Ellefsæter, and Inessa Kravets.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Ivan Patzaichin
1949 - 2021
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 313
Adolf Kainz
1903 - 1948
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 314
Émile Grumiaux
1861 - 1932
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 315
Edward Marsh
1874 - 1932
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 316
John Akii-Bua
1949 - 1997
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 317
Márta Rudas
1937 - 2017
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 318
Gunnar Sköld
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 319
Edgar Aabye
1865 - 1941
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 320
Al Oerter
1936 - 2007
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 321
Ralph Rose
1885 - 1913
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 322
John Geiger
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 323
Ole Ellefsæter
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 324
Inessa Kravets
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 325

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Gunnar Sköld ranks 140. Before him are Hermann Muhs, Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Vicente Rojo Lluch, Willem Schermerhorn, Mae Marsh, and Norma Talmadge. After him are Paul Dessau, Âşık Veysel, Jean Rostand, Tibor Déry, Oskar Maria Graf, and Nicolas Slonimsky. Among people deceased in 1971, Gunnar Sköld ranks 120. Before him are Frank Loomis, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Bill W., Erik Almlöf, Viliam Široký, and Naoya Shiga. After him are Vikram Sarabhai, Armando Picchi, Paul Bader, Earl Thomson, Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Josef Košťálek.

Others Born in 1894

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Hermann Muhs
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1962
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 134
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1917
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 135
Vicente Rojo Lluch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1966
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 136
Willem Schermerhorn
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1977
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 137
Mae Marsh
ACTOR
1894 - 1968
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 138
Norma Talmadge
ACTOR
1894 - 1957
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 139
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 140
Paul Dessau
COMPOSER
1894 - 1979
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 141
Âşık Veysel
MUSICIAN
1894 - 1973
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 142
Jean Rostand
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 143
Tibor Déry
WRITER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 144
Oskar Maria Graf
WRITER
1894 - 1967
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 145
Nicolas Slonimsky
COMPOSER
1894 - 1995
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 146

Others Deceased in 1971

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Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 114
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 115
Bill W.
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 116
Erik Almlöf
ATHLETE
1891 - 1971
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 117
Viliam Široký
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 118
Naoya Shiga
WRITER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 119
Gunnar Sköld
ATHLETE
1894 - 1971
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 120
Vikram Sarabhai
PHYSICIST
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 121
Armando Picchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1971
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 122
Paul Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1971
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 123
Earl Thomson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 124
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1971
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 125
Josef Košťálek
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1971
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 126