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Otto Nilsson

1879 - 1960

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Sven Otto Nilsson (February 26, 1879 – November 10, 1960) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908, he won the bronze medal in the javelin throw event. He also participated in the freestyle javelin throw competition and in the discus throw event, but in both competitions his final ranking is unknown. Four years later he finished eighth in the two handed javelin throw event, tenth in the javelin throw competition, and fortieth discus throw event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Nilsson is the 1,807th most popular athlete (down from 1,337th in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,005th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Otto Nilsson ranks 1,807 out of 6,025. Before him are Fred Børre Lundberg, Karlo Stipanić, Juha Tiainen, Roberto Larraz, Yury Zaitsev, and Birutė Kalėdienė. After him are Uli Vos, Henry Proctor, Eric Carlberg, Claude Piquemal, Nadezhda Ilyina, and Olga Kuzenkova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Otto Nilsson ranks 246. Before him are Harry DeBaecke, Ferenc Móra, Joseph Lyons, Frank Greer, Søren Marinus Jensen, and Warner Oland. After him are Björn Þórðarson, Julius Falkenstein, Bob Crompton, Charles Thias, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, and Benjamin Bradshaw. Among people deceased in 1960, Otto Nilsson ranks 214. Before him are Harry Blanchard, J. H. C. Whitehead, Christopher Hornsrud, Dudley Nichols, Nils Widforss, and John Rupert Firth. After him are Liesl Karlstadt, Karl Gustafsson, Erik Lindahl, Curt Goetz, Olle Larsson, and Raoul Paoli.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Otto Nilsson ranks 1,049 out of 1,879. Before him are Folke Alnevik (1919), Lasse Holm (1943), Nils Widforss (1880), Warner Oland (1879), Christer Björkman (1957), and Håkan Loob (1960). After him are Fredrik Backman (1981), Eric Carlberg (1880), Mercedes Mason (1982), Folke Rogard (1899), Osvald Moberg (1888), and Bertil Roos (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Otto Nilsson ranks 102. Before him are Emil Magnusson (1887), Evert Gunnarsson (1929), Ulf Sterner (1941), Carl Abrahamsson (1896), Nils Hellsten (1885), and Folke Alnevik (1919). After him are Eric Carlberg (1880), Gunnar Åkerlund (1923), Sven-Åke Lundbäck (1948), Georg de Laval (1883), Lennart Magnusson (1924), and Erik Svensson (1903).

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