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Kjell Bäckman

1934 - 2019

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Kjell Hilding "Tjalle" Bäckman (21 February 1934 – 9 January 2019) was a Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m events and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m; all three medalists of that event broke the previous world record. Nationally he won four long-distance titles: in the 5000 m (1959, 1961) and 10000 m (1959, 1960). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kjell Bäckman is the 522nd most popular athlete (up from 844th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 841st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kjell Bäckman ranks 522 out of 6,025. Before him are John Winter, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Alexander Ragulin, Tamara Tyshkevich, Imre Polyák, and Anatoly Alyabyev. After him are Ioannis Theodoropoulos, Arvo Askola, William Gilmore, František Pospíšil, Steve Anderson, and Jānis Daliņš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Kjell Bäckman ranks 305. Before him are Settela Steinbach, Jimmy Fontana, Oscar Cruz, Claudio Scimone, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, and Martí Vergés. After him are Susan George, Gleb Panfilov, Phan Văn Khải, Roy Kerr, Nikolai Slichenko, and Marc Rich. Among people deceased in 2019, Kjell Bäckman ranks 280. Before him are Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Piero Tosi, Julie Adams, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Elina Bystritskaya, and Ilona Novák. After him are Bob Hawke, Sven Lindqvist, Hannelore Elsner, Theo Adam, Michael J. Pollard, and Paweł Adamowicz.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Kjell Bäckman ranks 612 out of 1,879. Before him are Bo Svenson (1941), Ruben Östlund (1974), Elena Paparizou (1982), Bror Mellberg (1923), Torbjörn Nilsson (1954), and Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (1716). After him are Hasse Jeppson (1925), Karl-Erik Palmér (1929), Tore Svensson (1927), Sven Lindqvist (1932), Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721), and Gösta Ekman (1939).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Kjell Bäckman ranks 24. Before him are Erik Adlerz (1892), Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922), Adolf Wiklund (1921), Henry Eriksson (1920), Alfred Swahn (1879), and Gustaf Söderström (1865). After him are Rune Larsson (1924), Sven Thofelt (1904), Gert Fredriksson (1919), John Mikaelsson (1913), Nils Engdahl (1898), and Lars Hall (1927).

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