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Harald Julin

1890 - 1967

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Harald Sigfrid Alexander Julin (27 March 1890 – 31 July 1967) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics. In 100 m freestyle swimming he won a bronze medal in 1908, and failed to reach the finals in 1906 and 1912; he finished fifth in the 4×250 m freestyle relay in 1906. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver at the 1912 Summer Olympics in his native Stockholm. His sons Åke and Rolf also became Olympic water polo players. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Harald Julin is the 1,284th most popular athlete (up from 1,366th in 2024), the 914th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,028th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harald Julin ranks 1,284 out of 6,025Before him are Tore Eriksson, Ray Barbuti, Nina Fyodorova, Liselott Linsenhoff, Emil Hirschfeld, and Alberto Pellegrino. After him are Inga Gentzel, Arne Halse, Igor Tselovalnikov, Siegbert Horn, Adrien Rommel, and György Sarlós.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Harald Julin ranks 205Before him are Georges Tainturier, Albert Zürner, Isaak Zelensky, Alfred Neveu, Ödön Tersztyánszky, and Grigory Landsberg. After him are Samu Fóti, Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov, Åge Lundström, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Art Acord, and Angelo Zorzi. Among people deceased in 1967, Harald Julin ranks 231Before him are Stanley Morison, Octacílio, Sergey Gorodetsky, Joseph Perotaux, Herman Teirlinck, and Elmer Rice. After him are Georges Vanier, Maximos IV Sayegh, Johan Falkberget, Billy Strayhorn, Pinto Colvig, and Hans Walter.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Harald Julin ranks 914 out of 1,879Before him are Hans Berglund (1918), Sven Landberg (1888), Artur Hazelius (1833), Per Ahlmark (1939), Tore Eriksson (1937), and Katarina Frostenson (1953). After him are Inga Gentzel (1908), Axel Sjöblom (1882), Erik Granfelt (1883), Vilhelm Carlberg (1880), Sven-Gunnar Larsson (1940), and Ingemar Hedberg (1920).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Harald Julin ranks 70Before him are Lennart Klingström (1916), Per Berlin (1921), Nils Täpp (1917), Carl von Essen (1940), Hans Berglund (1918), and Tore Eriksson (1937). After him are Inga Gentzel (1908), Vilhelm Carlberg (1880), Ingemar Hedberg (1920), Lennart Strand (1921), Carl Forssell (1917), and Karl Johan Svensson (1887).