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Henry Eriksson

1920 - 2000

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Knut Henry "Krylbo" Eriksson (23 January 1920 – 8 January 2000) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event. In 1946 he finished second behind Lennart Strand, both at the national and European Championships. On 15 July 1947, at the national championships at Malmö, Eriksson and Strand had a very close 1500 m race. Strand won, equaling the world record at 3:43.0, and Eriksson finished second, setting his all-time personal best at 3:44.4. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Eriksson is the 497th most popular athlete (down from 294th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 535th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Henry Eriksson ranks 497 out of 6,025. Before him are Milan Nenadić, Steinar Amundsen, Adolf Wiklund, Wally Kinnear, Imre Nagy, and Olivér Halassy. After him are Ken McArthur, Sara Simeoni, József Csermák, Saverio Ragno, Lauri Lehtinen, and Donald Lippincott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Henry Eriksson ranks 262. Before him are Chushiro Hayashi, Harold Sakata, Siegfried Buback, Fedora Barbieri, Richard N. Frye, and Hans Ørberg. After him are Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Mustafa Khalil, Bengt Ekerot, Eugênio Sales, Anne-Cath. Vestly, and George Herbig. Among people deceased in 2000, Henry Eriksson ranks 178. Before him are Patricia Jones, Liane Haid, Mark Oliphant, Gus Hall, Carmen Martín Gaite, and Ioannis Andreou. After him are Ansumane Mané, Antti Hyvärinen, Julie London, Anne Hébert, Mohammad Ali Fardin, and Spyridon Chazapis.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Henry Eriksson ranks 596 out of 1,879. Before him are Martha Norelius (1909), Gustaf Fröding (1860), Johan Renck (1966), Elisabeth Söderström (1927), Adolf Wiklund (1921), and Klas Ingesson (1968). After him are Eva Bonnier (1857), Pia Sundhage (1960), Leif G. W. Persson (1945), Anders Rydberg (1903), Axel Ljung (1884), and Alfred Swahn (1879).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Henry Eriksson ranks 21. Before him are Arne Åhman (1925), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), Erik Lundqvist (1908), Erik Adlerz (1892), Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922), and Adolf Wiklund (1921). After him are Alfred Swahn (1879), Gustaf Söderström (1865), Kjell Bäckman (1934), Rune Larsson (1924), Sven Thofelt (1904), and Gert Fredriksson (1919).

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