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Richard Johansson

1882 - 1952

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Richard Johansson (18 June 1882 – 24 July 1952) was a Swedish figure skater. He won the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 1908 London Olympics. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there. He also skated in pairs with Gertrud Ström and won the bronze at the 1909 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Johansson is the 61st most popular skater, the 746th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 756th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Richard Johansson ranks 61 out of 483. Before him are Alexia Bryn, Trixi Schuba, Göran Claeson, Oleg Goncharenko, Helga Haase, and Otto Kaiser. After him are Jonny Nilsson, Boris Shilkov, Odd Lundberg, Evgeni Plushenko, Knut Johannesen, and Brian Orser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Richard Johansson ranks 213. Before him are Percy Grainger, George Bancroft, Pierre Mac Orlan, Ivan Olbracht, Albert Coates, and Ossip Bernstein. After him are Leonard Nelson, Charles Mayer, Mykolas Biržiška, Manuel Goded Llopis, Robert Curry, and Harry Liedtke. Among people deceased in 1952, Richard Johansson ranks 139. Before him are Harold Innis, Géza Kiss, Teffi, Stafford Cripps, Ivan Olbracht, and Itzik Feffer. After him are Guido Castelnuovo, Sándor Pósta, Jack Conway, Billy Hughes, Gregory La Cava, and Forest Ray Moulton.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Richard Johansson ranks 746 out of 1,879. Before him are Ragnar Östberg (1866), Alexandra Rapaport (1971), William Grut (1914), John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), and Victor Carlund (1906). After him are Jonny Nilsson (1943), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Anja Pärson (1981), Ola Brunkert (1946), Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (1948), and Christian Lundeberg (1842).

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Among SKATERS In Sweden

Among skaters born in Sweden, Richard Johansson ranks 6. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893), Åke Seyffarth (1919), Sigvard Ericsson (1930), Per Thorén (1885), and Göran Claeson (1945). After him are Jonny Nilsson (1943), Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).

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