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Johnny Höglin

1943 - Today

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Hans Johnny Höglin (born 26 February 1943) is a Swedish speed skater whose greatest moment was to win a gold medal in the 10000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Höglin was a surprise winner, having never placed higher than 10th in the European or World Championships, and having finished fifth in the 1500 and 5000-meter races at the 1968 Olympics. He nevertheless edged favorite Fred Anton Maier by 0.3 seconds to win the 10000 meters. At the 1972 Winter Olympics, Höglin finished 9th in the 1500 meters and 12th in the 5000 meters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Höglin is the 117th most popular skater (up from 127th in 2019), the 1,014th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,079th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Johnny Höglin ranks 117 out of 483. Before him are Marianna Nagy, Manfred Schnelldorfer, Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Regine Heitzer, and Yuzuru Hanyu. After him are Alv Gjestvang, Gundi Busch, Terry McDermott, Midori Ito, Ludwig Wrede, and Kees Broekman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Johnny Höglin ranks 589. Before him are Manfred Schnelldorfer, Dieter Schubert, Rolf Edling, Wilhelm Genazino, Martha Rosler, and René-Pierre Quentin. After him are Veronica Hamel, Erwin Huber, Donald Kalpokas, Jeffrey Tate, Van Dyke Parks, and Don Stroud.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Johnny Höglin ranks 1,014 out of 1,879. Before him are Gösta Runö (1896), Emil Magnusson (1887), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Jan Jönsson (1960), and Evert Gunnarsson (1929). After him are Evy Berggren (1934), Erik Norberg (1883), Roland Nilsson (1963), Svante Thuresson (1937), Östen Undén (1886), and Göran Hagberg (1947).

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Among SKATERS In Sweden

Among skaters born in Sweden, Johnny Höglin ranks 8. Before him are Åke Seyffarth (1919), Sigvard Ericsson (1930), Per Thorén (1885), Göran Claeson (1945), Richard Johansson (1882), and Jonny Nilsson (1943). After him are Nils van der Poel (1996).

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