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Sixten Jernberg

1929 - 2012

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Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and nine Olympic medals. In 12 starts over three consecutive Winter Games he never finished worse than fifth place, and between 1955 and 1960, he won 86 out of 161 competitions. Jernberg was a blacksmith and a lumberjack before beginning his career as a cross-country skier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sixten Jernberg is the 10th most popular skier (up from 15th in 2019), the 383rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 429th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Sixten Jernberg ranks 10 out of 817. Before him are Matti Nykänen, Toni Sailer, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, and Franz Klammer. After him are Birger Ruud, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Jiří Raška, Marc Girardelli, Sonja Edström, and Gustav Thöni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sixten Jernberg ranks 187. Before him are Zeca Afonso, Fred Sinowatz, Claude Rich, Bernard Williams, John C. Bogle, and Mariama Bâ. After him are Elizabeth Roemer, Anne Meara, Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, Leila Abashidze, Elio Petri, and Jürgen Ehlers. Among people deceased in 2012, Sixten Jernberg ranks 144. Before him are Iajuddin Ahmed, David Kelly, Andy Williams, Marcos Alonso, Ulric Neisser, and William Thurston. After him are Celeste Holm, Bohdan Stupka, Anita Björk, Jack Klugman, Han Suyin, and Gae Aulenti.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sixten Jernberg ranks 383 out of 1,879. Before him are Malena Ernman (1970), Börje Salming (1951), Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750), Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (1984), Johan August Brinell (1849), and Ernst Fast (1881). After him are Göran Wahlenberg (1780), Carl Charlier (1862), Tore Keller (1905), Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862), Art Spiegelman (1948), and Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Sixten Jernberg ranks 2. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark (1956). After him are Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), and Gunde Svan (1962).

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