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Henrik Sjöberg

1875 - 1905

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Kristian Henrik Rudolf Sjöberg (20 January 1875 in Stockholm – 1 August 1905 in Helsingør) was a Swedish gymnast, athlete, and medical student. He competed as the only Swedish participant at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Sjöberg from 1892 competed for Stockholm AF, and in the same year he held the unofficial Swedish record for the long jump with 6.09 metres, even though he completely lacked the support from the Swedish Sports Confederation he refused to see himself omitted from the first Olympic Games. At the 1896 Summer Olympics, Sjöberg competed in five different events, one on the athletics track, three in the athletics field and one as a gymnast, on the track he competed in the 100 metres, his time is unknown and records only show he finished in fourth or fifth place in his heat so didn't qualify for the final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henrik Sjöberg is the 125th most popular athlete (up from 216th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Henrik Sjöberg ranks 125 out of 6,025. Before him are Larry Scott, Li Hong, Ed Ablowich, William Porter, Klaus Wolfermann, and Ed Gordon. After him are Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, Don Thompson, Mihaela Peneș, and Oscar Swahn.

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Among people born in 1875, Henrik Sjöberg ranks 69. Before him are Birsa Munda, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Elisabeth von Gutmann, Konstantin Hierl, Prince Franz of Bavaria, and Harriet Quimby. After him are Jacques Villon, Jacques Futrelle, Paul Neumann, J. Stuart Blackton, Shaul Tchernichovsky, and Ricardo Viñes. Among people deceased in 1905, Henrik Sjöberg ranks 36. Before him are Lew Wallace, Hudson Taylor, George MacDonald, Pedro Américo, Meyer Guggenheim, and Ivan Sechenov. After him are Infanta Amalia of Spain, Clément Juglar, Josip Belušić, José-Maria de Heredia, George Williams, and Franz Reuleaux.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Henrik Sjöberg ranks 347 out of 1,879. Before him are Sophie Adlersparre (1823), Allan Edwall (1924), Amalia Lindegren (1814), Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874), Rogvolod (901), and Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871). After him are Evert Taube (1890), Ulf Stark (1944), Carl Jakob Sundevall (1801), Lill-Babs (1938), Håkan the Red (1040), and Kiki Håkansson (1929).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Henrik Sjöberg ranks 2. Before him are Sigfrid Edström (1870). After him are Eric Lemming (1880), Oscar Swahn (1847), Karl Staaf (1881), John Ljunggren (1919), William Petersson (1895), Klas Lestander (1931), August Nilsson (1872), Martin Lundström (1918), Nils von Kantzow (1885), and Erik Almlöf (1891).

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