SWIMMER

Pontus Hanson

1884 - 1962

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Pontus Hanson (24 May 1884 – 4 December 1962) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver in 1912. His brother Sven competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1912 Olympics. Hanson worked as a government official, and in parallel took active part in the development of swimming in Sweden, acting as a sports functionary in 1905–1922. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pontus Hanson is the 52nd most popular swimmer (up from 69th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 883rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Pontus Hanson ranks 52 out of 709. Before him are Shigeo Arai, Károly Bartha, Willy den Ouden, Steve Clark, Kusuo Kitamura, and Kathy Ellis. After him are Erich Rademacher, Margaret Woodbridge, Gérard Blitz, Greta Andersen, Helene Madison, and Hilde Schrader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Pontus Hanson ranks 168. Before him are Alfredo Baldomir, Daniel Varoujan, Frederick Lorz, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Arthur Ransome, and David Curtiss Munson. After him are Mia May, John Hutchinson, Fred Yates, Dobri Bozhilov, Fritz Noether, and Yrjö Saarela. Among people deceased in 1962, Pontus Hanson ranks 143. Before him are Henri Oreiller, Willis H. O'Brien, Hans Rosbaud, Rudolf von Bünau, Fidel Dávila Arrondo, and Vladimir Sokoloff. After him are Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Max Švabinský, Per Thorén, Raquel Meller, Jean Stern, and Ramón Pérez de Ayala.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Pontus Hanson ranks 646 out of 1,879. Before him are Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Waloddi Weibull (1887), Arne Nyberg (1913), Tommy Svensson (1945), Gustaf Lundberg (1695), and Henock Abrahamsson (1909). After him are Hans Alfredson (1931), Harry Andersson (1913), Naima Wifstrand (1890), Charlotte Perrelli (1974), Sven Nilsson (1787), and Kent Karlsson (1945).

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Among SWIMMERS In Sweden

Among swimmers born in Sweden, Pontus Hanson ranks 3. Before him are Arne Borg (1901), and Martha Norelius (1909). After him are Åke Borg (1901), Greta Johansson (1895), Gunnar Larsson (1951), Sarah Sjöström (1993), Therese Alshammar (1977), Bengt Baron (1962), Lars Frölander (1974), Anders Holmertz (1968), and Anna-Karin Kammerling (1980).

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