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John Eke

1886 - 1964

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John Wicktor Eke (12 March 1886 – 11 June 1964) was a Swedish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the individual cross country and a gold in the team cross country event. Eke also progressed to the 10000 m final, but decided to withdraw. After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to New York City, where he competed for the Irish American Athletic Club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Eke is the 802nd most popular athlete (up from 985th in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 895th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Eke ranks 802 out of 6,025. Before him are David Dunlap, William Grut, Leslie Laing, Jörg Lucke, Étienne Desmarteau, and David Jenkins. After him are Emiel Puttemans, Nick Winter, Hjalmar Johansson, René Bougnol, Dorothy Tyler-Odam, and Tibor Tatai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, John Eke ranks 231. Before him are Seigō Nakano, Francis Biddle, Paul Paray, Eugene Burton Ely, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, and Ricardo Güiraldes. After him are Źmitrok Biadula, Boris Grigoriev, Urho Castrén, Pranas Dovydaitis, Tomás Romero Pereira, and Arthur Russell. Among people deceased in 1964, John Eke ranks 146. Before him are Luis Batlle Berres, Giuseppe Amato, Albina Osipowich, Jim Reeves, Eddie Cantor, and Clive Bell. After him are Ville Pörhölä, Hans Moser, Peter Romanovsky, Pentti Eskola, Henri Grégoire, and Maithili Sharan Gupt.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, John Eke ranks 743 out of 1,879. Before him are Anders Johansson (1962), Eddie Meduza (1948), Krister Kristensson (1942), Ragnar Östberg (1866), Alexandra Rapaport (1971), and William Grut (1914). After him are Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Victor Carlund (1906), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), and Anja Pärson (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, John Eke ranks 40. Before him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Gustaf Jansson (1922), Anders Gärderud (1946), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), John Svanberg (1881), and William Grut (1914). After him are Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Gösta Andersson (1917), Bo Ekelund (1894), Irma Johansson (1932), and Gustaf Weidel (1890).

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