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Nils von Kantzow

1885 - 1967

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Nils Gustav von Kantzow (30 August 1885 – 7 February 1967) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal. He was born in a noble family and reached the rank of captain in the Swedish Army in 1916. In 1910 von Kantzow married Carin Axelina Hulda Fock, but they were later separated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils von Kantzow is the 285th most popular athlete (down from 222nd in 2019), the 474th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 469th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nils von Kantzow ranks 285 out of 6,025. Before him are Hermann Barrelet, Miruts Yifter, Ken Myers, Angéla Németh, Dean Smith, and Maurice Larrouy. After him are Phil Edwards, Dimitrios Golemis, Alfred Tysoe, Vsevolod Bobrov, Robert Taylor, and Ursula Happe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Nils von Kantzow ranks 126. Before him are Frederick Holman, Elihan Tore, Emil Väre, Dimitrios Loundras, Jan Czochralski, and Rolf Carls. After him are Carmine Gallone, Liviu Rebreanu, François de La Rocque, Georges Mandel, Edward Lasker, and Sun Chuanfang. Among people deceased in 1967, Nils von Kantzow ranks 138. Before him are Victor de Sabata, Siegfried Sassoon, Mikhail Kovalyov, Péter Palotás, Radhabinod Pal, and Li Lisan. After him are Gideon Ståhlberg, Oskar Fischinger, Tudor Arghezi, Eugen Fischer, Charles Bickford, and Otto Erich Deutsch.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nils von Kantzow ranks 474 out of 1,879. Before him are Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866), Martin Lundström (1918), Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Kerstin Ekman (1933), Magnus, Duke of Östergötland (1542), and Sonja Edström (1930). After him are Marianne Fredriksson (1927), Nils Edén (1871), Richard Bergh (1858), Gunnar Ekelöf (1907), Gideon Ståhlberg (1908), and Ivan Eklind (1905).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Nils von Kantzow ranks 11. Before him are Karl Staaf (1881), John Ljunggren (1919), William Petersson (1895), Klas Lestander (1931), August Nilsson (1872), and Martin Lundström (1918). After him are Erik Almlöf (1891), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Bo Lindman (1899), Arne Åhman (1925), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), and Erik Lundqvist (1908).

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