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Nils Silfverskiöld

1888 - 1957

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Nils Otto Silfverskiöld (3 January 1888 – 18 August 1957) was a Swedish Olympic gymnast, orthopedic surgeon and left-wing intellectual. As a gymnast he won a gold medal in the Swedish system team event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. As a surgeon he developed a knee flexion test that was later adapted in a diagnosis of foot and ankle disorders. He was employed at the Sabbatsberg Hospital (1927), Serafimerlasarettet (1936) and Karolinska University Hospital (1940). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Silfverskiöld is the 156th most popular gymnast (up from 161st in 2019), the 1,176th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Swedish Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Nils Silfverskiöld ranks 156 out of 370. Before him are Roland Brückner, Simone Biles, George Eyser, Dmitry Bilozerchev, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, and Shawn Johnson East. After him are Maxi Gnauck, Elvira Saadi, Lavinia Miloșovici, Tor Lund, Sigurd Jørgensen, and Rudolf Degermark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Nils Silfverskiöld ranks 265. Before him are Florence La Badie, Axel Janse, Tryggve Gran, Herbert Morrison, Willis Augustus Lee, and Josef Ternström. After him are Tris Speaker, Tor Lund, George B. Seitz, Lowell Sherman, Miles Mander, and Miles Malleson. Among people deceased in 1957, Nils Silfverskiöld ranks 221. Before him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Bedřich Šupčík, Joyce Cary, Keith Andrews, Dorothy Richardson, and Nico Bouvy. After him are Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Gene Lockhart, Leo Goodwin, Billy Bevan, Charles Brabin, and Hughie Gallacher.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nils Silfverskiöld ranks 1,176 out of 1,879. Before him are Lisa Ekdahl (1971), Karin Alvtegen (1965), Mikael Åkerfeldt (1974), Kenny Bräck (1966), Agneta Andersson (1961), and Anders Fridén (1973). After him are Tomas Svensson (1968), Pernilla Wahlgren (1967), Helena Bergström (1964), Benno Magnusson (1953), Mikael Niemi (1959), and Eva Röse (1973).

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Among GYMNASTS In Sweden

Among gymnasts born in Sweden, Nils Silfverskiöld ranks 31. Before him are Gun Röring (1930), Göta Pettersson (1926), Per Nilsson (1890), Nils Granfelt (1887), Axel Janse (1888), and Vanja Blomberg (1929). After him are Rudolf Degermark (1886), and Jonna Adlerteg (1995).

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