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Gustaf Jansson

1922 - 2012

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Gustaf Nils Jansson (5 January 1922 – 11 April 2012) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf Jansson is the 710th most popular athlete (up from 1,127th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 945th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gustaf Jansson ranks 710 out of 6,025. Before him are Verner Järvinen, Bob Kiesel, Benjamin Kogo, Emerson Spencer, George Dole, and Audrey Brown. After him are Janet Moreau, Hakon Barfod, Edvin Wide, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Eugen Schmidt, and George Woods.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Gustaf Jansson ranks 283. Before him are Roy Salvadori, Martin Gray, John Hick, Ruth Roman, Frances Spence, and Natalya Meklin. After him are Giuseppe Casari, Solomana Kante, Aldo Ballarin, Vesna Parun, René Bader, and Lukas Foss. Among people deceased in 2012, Gustaf Jansson ranks 274. Before him are Jacqueline Mazéas, Yash Chopra, Ulu Grosbard, John Hick, Sergio Toppi, and Frances Spence. After him are Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Malcolm Browne, Jerzy Kulej, François Migault, Patricia Medina, and Heino Kruus.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf Jansson ranks 709 out of 1,879. Before him are Jenny Berggren (1972), Erik Malmberg (1897), Gunnar Fischer (1910), Ewa Aulin (1950), Gerard De Geer (1858), and Nils Bohlin (1920). After him are Mikael Håfström (1960), Charles John Andersson (1827), Gustav Wetterström (1911), Neneh Cherry (1964), Oscar Dickson (1823), and Gösta Olson (1883).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Gustaf Jansson ranks 35. Before him are Nils Engdahl (1898), Lars Hall (1927), Janne Lundblad (1887), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), Johan Jarlén (1880), and Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933). After him are Anders Gärderud (1946), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), John Svanberg (1881), William Grut (1914), John Eke (1886), and Hjalmar Johansson (1874).

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