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Karl Staaf

1881 - 1953

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Karl Gustaf Vilhelm Staaf (April 6, 1881 – February 15, 1953) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in Motala. He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event. In the triple jump event and in the standing triple jump event his exact results are unknown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Staaf is the 121st most popular athlete (up from 223rd in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 485th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karl Staaf ranks 121 out of 6,025. Before him are Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, Don Thompson, Mihaela Peneș, Oscar Swahn, and Robert Garrett. After him are Ferenc Mohácsi, Ralph Craig, Theagenes of Thasos, John Ljunggren, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, and Viggo Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Karl Staaf ranks 92. Before him are Väinö Tanner, Eugène Schueller, Juliusz Rómmel, Octavian Goga, Adolf Meyer, and Alberts Kviesis. After him are Valery Larbaud, Wilhelm Worringer, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Israel Zolli, Richard C. Tolman, and Princess Xenia of Montenegro. Among people deceased in 1953, Karl Staaf ranks 67. Before him are Julian Tuwim, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Nikolaos Plastiras, Ernst Reuter, René Fonck, and Chōjun Miyagi. After him are Boris Kidrič, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Iuliu Maniu, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Holger Pedersen, and James Finlayson.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Karl Staaf ranks 360 out of 1,879. Before him are Viktor Gyökeres (1998), Johan Helmich Roman (1694), Louis Gerhard De Geer (1818), Eric Lemming (1880), Svante Nilsson (1460), and Oscar Swahn (1847). After him are Carl Milles (1875), Lena Nyman (1944), Esaias Tegnér (1782), Stefan Johansson (1956), Bruno Liljefors (1860), and Anna Vasa of Sweden (1568).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Karl Staaf ranks 5. Before him are Sigfrid Edström (1870), Henrik Sjöberg (1875), Eric Lemming (1880), and Oscar Swahn (1847). After him are John Ljunggren (1919), William Petersson (1895), Klas Lestander (1931), August Nilsson (1872), Martin Lundström (1918), Nils von Kantzow (1885), and Erik Almlöf (1891).

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