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Niklas Jonsson

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Niklas Jonsson (born 31 May 1969, in Piteå) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that event, Jonsson started 30 seconds ahead of the gold medal favourite Bjørn Dæhlie. Soon Dæhlie caught up Jonsson, and they were skiing together for most of the distance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Jonsson is the 553rd most popular skier (down from 542nd in 2024), the 1,620th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,588th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Niklas Jonsson ranks 553 out of 817Before him are Aleksei Grishin, Erjon Tola, Taku Takeuchi, Øyvind Berg, Stina Nilsson, and Mikaël Kingsbury. After him are Nikolay Chebotko, Emil Jönsson, Bill Demong, Per Elofsson, Mathias Fredriksson, and Benjamin Karl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Niklas Jonsson ranks 1,149Before him are Anthuan Maybank, Elena Gorolová, David Strickland, Valentin Kononen, Katsumi Suzuki, and Marc Wauters. After him are Milorad Korać, Michael DeLuise, Takeshi Urakami, Giles Martin, Steve Backley, and Marcelo Zarvos.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Niklas Jonsson ranks 1,620 out of 1,879Before him are Johan Petersson (1973), AronChupa (1991), Pierre Bengtsson (1988), Lars Winnerbäck (1975), Stina Nilsson (1993), and Jamina Roberts (1990). After him are Karl Petter Løken (1966), Emil Jönsson (1985), Daniel Ståhl (1992), Simon Stålenhag (1984), Daniel Tjärnqvist (1976), and Per Elofsson (1977).

Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Niklas Jonsson ranks 34Before him are Jonna Sundling (1994), Markus Larsson (1979), Frida Karlsson (1999), Marcus Hellner (1985), Johan Olsson (1980), and Stina Nilsson (1993). After him are Emil Jönsson (1985), Per Elofsson (1977), Mathias Fredriksson (1973), Marie-Helene Östlund (1966), Lina Andersson (1981), and Anna Olsson (1976).