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Nils Karlsson

1917 - 2012

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Nils Emanuel Karlsson (25 June 1917 – 16 June 2012), better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Karlsson is the 82nd most popular skier (down from 78th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 790th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Nils Karlsson ranks 82 out of 817. Before him are Vladimir Smirnov, François Bonlieu, Jouko Törmänen, Christine Goitschel, Pavel Kolchin, and Aulis Kallakorpi. After him are Walter Steiner, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Therese Johaug, Toini Pöysti, Heinrich Messner, and Toini Gustafsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Nils Karlsson ranks 255. Before him are Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, Edgar Barth, and Joseph Wresinski. After him are Amelia Piccinini, Marcel Hansenne, Robert Lowell, Albert Mol, Katherine Rawls, and Phyllis Diller. Among people deceased in 2012, Nils Karlsson ranks 300. Before him are Vadim Glowna, Mark Midler, Barbara Ann Scott, Emmanuel Scheffer, Roland Moreno, and Richard D. Zanuck. After him are Hans Nowak, Mahmoud El-Gohary, Tibor Csernai, Lennart Samuelsson, Viktor Kosichkin, and Friedhelm Konietzka.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nils Karlsson ranks 779 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Folcker (1889), Glenn Strömberg (1960), May Britt (1933), Jan Arnald (1963), Gustaf Skarsgård (1980), and Margaretha Krook (1925). After him are Bengt Berndtsson (1933), Uschi Digard (1948), Gustaf Weidel (1890), Jens Johansson (1963), Lennart Samuelsson (1924), and Axel Cadier (1906).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Nils Karlsson ranks 8. Before him are Sixten Jernberg (1929), Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), and Elis Wiklund (1909). After him are Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), Gunde Svan (1962), Jan Boklöv (1966), and Pernilla Wiberg (1970).

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