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Hans Jacobson

1947 - 1984

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Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. He originally won a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics along with Björn Ferm and Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall. However, he was stripped of the medal after Liljenvall failed a drug test (for alcohol). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Jacobson is the 111th most popular fencer (down from 92nd in 2019), the 999th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,007th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Hans Jacobson ranks 111 out of 349. Before him are Yakov Rylsky, Siegfried Flesch, Vladimir Nazlymov, Bill Hoskyns, Gastone Darè, and Tadeusz Friedrich. After him are Riccardo Nowak, Rolf Edling, Viktor Krovopuskov, Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf, Richard Verderber, and Léon Thiébaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Hans Jacobson ranks 678. Before him are Lajos Kocsis, Larry James, Ezekiel Alebua, Warren Zevon, Branislav Pokrajac, and Denis Oswald. After him are Boujemaa Benkhrif, Paulo de Carvalho, Boris Gulko, Wayne Allwine, Robert Service, and Glenn Cornick. Among people deceased in 1984, Hans Jacobson ranks 223. Before him are Puck van Heel, Ross Taylor, Bernard Lonergan, Gregor Hradetzky, Henry Wilcoxon, and Shelly Manne. After him are Héctor Hernández, Otto Arosemena, Nikolai Tomsky, René Lorain, Mary Miles Minter, and Peggy Ann Garner.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hans Jacobson ranks 999 out of 1,879. Before him are Thomas Johansson (1975), Arne Månsson (1925), Helge Liljebjörn (1904), Peter Jacob Hjelm (1746), Johnny Ekström (1965), and Gunnar Höjer (1875). After him are Ruth Svedberg (1903), Daniel Norling (1888), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Olle Håkansson (1927), Gösta Sandberg (1932), and Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885).

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Among FENCERS In Sweden

Among fencers born in Sweden, Hans Jacobson ranks 2. Before him are Hans Drakenberg (1901). After him are Emma Samuelsson (1988).

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