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Hjalmar Andersson

1889 - 1971

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Svensk Hjalmar Zakeus Andersson (13 July 1889 – 2 November 1971) was a Swedish cross-country runner. Andersson represented Sweden at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden and won a gold and a silver medal in the cross-country events. He was also a three-time Swedish cross-country champion before he ended his athletics career in 1920 to work in Svalbard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Andersson is the 1,011th most popular athlete (down from 385th in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 622nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 1,011 out of 6,025. Before him are William Varley, Hanns Braun, Nils Skoglund, Burton Jastram, Gabriele Reinsch, and Michael Marsh. After him are Hartwig Gauder, István Rózsavölgyi, Rupert Hollaus, Hicham El Guerrouj, Akio Kaminaga, and George Finnegan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 234. Before him are Carl O. Sauer, Hugo Wieslander, Francis Spellman, Sven Markelius, Efrem Zimbalist, and Nina Agadzhanova. After him are Matilde Hidalgo, Alberto Ohaco, Anna Kéthly, Otakar Vindyš, Suzanne Duchamp, and Virgilio Mantegazza. Among people deceased in 1971, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 190. Before him are Armand Massard, Edward Andrade, Nikola Kotkov, Emerich Vogl, Michael Rennie, and Gerhard von Rad. After him are Carl Blegen, Joseph Pletincx, Hank Mann, Georgy Babakin, Bebe Daniels, and Billy Gilbert.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 831 out of 1,879. Before him are May-Louise Flodin (1934), Alf Kjellin (1920), Glenn Hysén (1959), Nils Östensson (1918), Ulrika Pasch (1735), and Hugo Jahnke (1886). After him are Gunnar Andersson (1928), Marcus Allbäck (1973), Carl-Erik Holmberg (1906), Arvid Knöppel (1867), Haakon Sörvik (1886), and Mic Michaeli (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 54. Before him are Georg Åberg (1893), Birger Sörvik (1879), Hugo Wieslander (1889), Gunnar Lindström (1896), Ingemar Johansson (1924), and Nils Skoglund (1906). After him are Arvid Knöppel (1867), Bengt Eriksson (1931), Axel Norling (1884), Sven Fahlman (1914), Gunder Hägg (1918), and Carl Silfverstrand (1885).

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