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Josef Ternström

1888 - 1953

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Carl Josef Ternström (4 December 1888 – 2 May 1953) was a Swedish runner. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in cross country events and won a team gold medal, finishing fifth individually. The course was rather hilly and approximately 12 km long; it was not made known to competitors before the race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Ternström is the 2,153rd most popular athlete (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 1,167th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,117th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josef Ternström ranks 2,153 out of 6,025. Before him are Sabine Braun, Pilar Roldán, Manfred Klein, Dimitrie Popescu, Evelyne Hall, and Valentyna Kozyr. After him are Sammy Lee, Mary Rand, Karl-Heinz Bußert, Billy Mills, Jennison Heaton, and George Bonhag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Josef Ternström ranks 264. Before him are Joyce Cary, Florence La Badie, Axel Janse, Tryggve Gran, Herbert Morrison, and Willis Augustus Lee. After him are Nils Silfverskiöld, Tris Speaker, Tor Lund, George B. Seitz, Lowell Sherman, and Miles Mander. Among people deceased in 1953, Josef Ternström ranks 188. Before him are Fred M. Vinson, Sara Adler, Ethel Muckelt, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Thomas Thorstensen, and Alan Curtis. After him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Herbert E. Ives, Edward Sedgwick, Roland Young, Alex James, and George Barnes.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Josef Ternström ranks 1,167 out of 1,879. Before him are Ola Toivonen (1986), Janne Stefansson (1935), Bosson (1969), Nils Nilsson (1936), Ljubomir Vranjes (1973), and Magnus Andersson (1958). After him are Erik Lindh (1964), Thomas Enqvist (1974), Lisa Ekdahl (1971), Karin Alvtegen (1965), Mikael Åkerfeldt (1974), and Kenny Bräck (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Josef Ternström ranks 123. Before him are Bjarne Andersson (1940), Bruno Söderström (1881), Kurt Lundquist (1925), Hans Wetterström (1923), Erik Larsson (1912), and Janne Stefansson (1935). After him are Tomas Johansson (1962), Eva Korpela (1958), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), Hanna Öberg (1995), Stefan Lövgren (1970), and Ulrika Knape (1955).

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