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Jonny Nilsson

1943 - 2022

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Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson (9 February 1943 – 22 June 2022) was a Swedish competitive speed skater. He was the men's Olympic champion in the 10 000 m speed skating event in 1964 in Innsbruck. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonny Nilsson is the 62nd most popular skater (up from 87th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 900th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Jonny Nilsson ranks 62 out of 483. Before him are Trixi Schuba, Göran Claeson, Oleg Goncharenko, Helga Haase, Otto Kaiser, and Richard Johansson. After him are Boris Shilkov, Odd Lundberg, Evgeni Plushenko, Knut Johannesen, Brian Orser, and Melitta Brunner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jonny Nilsson ranks 461. Before him are Miguel Ángel Revilla, Leonid Ivashov, Ted Neeley, Harm Ottenbros, Motiur Rahman Nizami, and Kenichi Ohmae. After him are Borislav Paravac, Androulla Vassiliou, Peter Norton, Jacques-Pierre Amette, Bobby Keys, and Juan Masnik. Among people deceased in 2022, Jonny Nilsson ranks 374. Before him are Julio Morales, Mark Forest, Harm Ottenbros, Luigi De Magistris, Hushang Ebtehaj, and Regimantas Adomaitis. After him are Ken Starr, Anatoly Kvashnin, Frédérick Tristan, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Nélida Piñon, and Gennady Burbulis.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jonny Nilsson ranks 747 out of 1,879. Before him are Alexandra Rapaport (1971), William Grut (1914), John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Victor Carlund (1906), and Richard Johansson (1882). After him are Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Anja Pärson (1981), Ola Brunkert (1946), Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (1948), Christian Lundeberg (1842), and Gösta Andersson (1917).

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Among SKATERS In Sweden

Among skaters born in Sweden, Jonny Nilsson ranks 7. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893), Åke Seyffarth (1919), Sigvard Ericsson (1930), Per Thorén (1885), Göran Claeson (1945), and Richard Johansson (1882). After him are Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).

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