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Henry Jonsson

1912 - 2001

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John Henry Jonsson (12 May 1912 – 9 March 2001) was a Swedish runner who won a bronze medal over 5000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He finished second at the 1938 European Championships. In 1940 he changed his name to Henry Kälarne, and was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal that same year. Jonsson worked as a firefighter in Stockholm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Jonsson is the 1,962nd most popular athlete (up from 1,975th in 2019), the 1,102nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,161st in 2019) and the 112th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Henry Jonsson ranks 1,962 out of 6,025. Before him are Steve Prefontaine, Jozef Pribilinec, Stefan Holm, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, August Rodenberg, and Aigars Fadejevs. After him are Lyudmila Andonova, Andreas Thorkildsen, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Charles Thias, Ivan Fuqua, and Lou Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Henry Jonsson ranks 379. Before him are George Woodcock, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Erich Schmitt, Joan Hartigan, Julian Symons, and Alfred Schmalzer. After him are Lukas Ammann, Eleazar de Carvalho, Øivind Holmsen, Art Mollner, M. H. Abrams, and Tillie Olsen. Among people deceased in 2001, Henry Jonsson ranks 310. Before him are Jale İnan, Mohammad Rabbani, Aleksandr Volodin, David M. Walker, Marita Petersen, and Ann Sothern. After him are Mike Mansfield, Arthur Geoffrey Walker, Tony Miles, Helia Bravo Hollis, Shidzue Katō, and Robert Fowler.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Henry Jonsson ranks 1,102 out of 1,879. Before him are Olle Larsson (1928), Kári Árnason (1982), Daniel Ek (1983), Christian von Koenigsegg (1972), Stefan Holm (1976), and Mats Magnusson (1963). After him are Sebastian Ingrosso (1983), Lars-Erik Skiöld (1952), Per Nilsson (1890), Nicklas Lidström (1970), Hans Mild (1934), and Arvid Spångberg (1890).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Henry Jonsson ranks 112. Before him are Georg de Laval (1883), Lennart Magnusson (1924), Erik Svensson (1903), Stig Sjölin (1928), Olle Larsson (1928), and Stefan Holm (1976). After him are Arvid Spångberg (1890), Gert Blomé (1934), Birger Cederin (1895), Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), Bjarne Andersson (1940), and Bruno Söderström (1881).

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