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Ingemar Stenmark

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Jan Ingemar Stenmark (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)mar ˈstêːnmark]; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is regarded as a legendary skier and one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, having won several Olympic medals and world cups during his career. When he retired in 1989, he held the record for the greatest number of international race wins, a record that was only broken in 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin and remains unbroken amongst men. He competed for Tärna IK Fjällvinden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ingemar Stenmark is the most popular skier (up from 2nd in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 125th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Ingemar Stenmark ranks 1 out of 817. After him are Jean-Claude Killy, Heikki Hasu, Matti Nykänen, Toni Sailer, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, Franz Klammer, Sixten Jernberg, Birger Ruud, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ingemar Stenmark ranks 30. Before him are Chris Isaak, Andy García, Linda Hamilton, Judith Butler, Giuseppe Tornatore, and Geena Davis. After him are Min Aung Hlaing, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Khaled Mashal, William Fichtner, Steve Harris, and William J. Burns.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ingemar Stenmark ranks 123 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Peter Thunberg (1743), Franz Berwald (1796), Peter Stormare (1953), Nils Liedholm (1922), Lennart Torstensson (1603), and Charles VII of Sweden (1130). After him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Carin Göring (1888), and Sverker I of Sweden (1100).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Ingemar Stenmark ranks 1. After him are Sixten Jernberg (1929), Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), and Gunde Svan (1962).

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