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Sonja Edström

1930 - 2020

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Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (Edström before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won bronze medals in both in 1956; in 1960 she finished fifth in the 10 km, but won the 3 × 5 km relay. Edström also won two 3 × 5 km relay bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1954 and 1958. She won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonja Edström is the 15th most popular skier (up from 34th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 540th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Sonja Edström ranks 15 out of 817. Before her are Franz Klammer, Sixten Jernberg, Birger Ruud, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Jiří Raška, and Marc Girardelli. After her are Gustav Thöni, Yukio Kasaya, Noriaki Kasai, Hermann Maier, Hanni Wenzel, and Juha Mieto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonja Edström ranks 258. Before her are Albert S. Ruddy, Josef Hügi, José María Zárraga, Taina Elg, Thomas Sowell, and Sandra Day O'Connor. After her are Lothar Wolleh, The Big Bopper, Paul Mazursky, Donald Moffat, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, and Colin McDonald. Among people deceased in 2020, Sonja Edström ranks 265. Before her are Vyacheslav Kebich, Ray Clemence, Cecil Bødker, Juan Marsé, Milton Glaser, and Ronald Harwood. After her are Irena Veisaitė, Corine Rottschäfer, Abdurrahim El-Keib, Luke Harper, Enzo Mari, and Ronald Graham.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sonja Edström ranks 473 out of 1,879. Before her are Knut Kroon (1906), Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866), Martin Lundström (1918), Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Kerstin Ekman (1933), and Magnus, Duke of Östergötland (1542). After her are Nils von Kantzow (1885), Marianne Fredriksson (1927), Nils Edén (1871), Richard Bergh (1858), Gunnar Ekelöf (1907), and Gideon Ståhlberg (1908).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Sonja Edström ranks 3. Before her are Ingemar Stenmark (1956), and Sixten Jernberg (1929). After her are 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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