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Stig Sollander

1926 - 2019

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Stig Oskar Sollander (25 June 1926 – 12 December 2019) was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. He had his best results in the slalom, finishing fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing, a bronze in 1956. He won another bronze in the combined event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. In 1949, Sollander married Monika Charlotta Sollander; they had six children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stig Sollander is the 89th most popular skier (up from 157th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,091st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Stig Sollander ranks 89 out of 817. Before him are Walter Steiner, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Therese Johaug, Toini Pöysti, Heinrich Messner, and Toini Gustafsson. After him are Hedy Schlunegger, Franco Nones, Nils Östensson, Narve Bonna, Ivica Kostelić, and Primož Ulaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Stig Sollander ranks 376. Before him are Kerwin Mathews, Fritz Weaver, Abel Goumba, Fred Ramdat Misier, Lily Carlstedt, and Hermann Kant. After him are Efraín Sánchez, Paul G. Comba, Darleane C. Hoffman, Bill Sharman, Annie Palmen, and Arne Bendiksen. Among people deceased in 2019, Stig Sollander ranks 373. Before him are Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Gjermund Eggen, Inger Berggren, Carol Channing, D. M. Jayaratne, and Charlie Whiting. After him are Bernard Binlin Dadié, Siegmar Wätzlich, Koldo Aguirre, Verna Bloom, Carol Lynley, and Barbara Hammer.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stig Sollander ranks 823 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingemar Johansson (1924), Inger Berggren (1934), Birger Rosengren (1917), Tim Sköld (1966), Gösta Löfgren (1923), and Esbjörn Svensson (1964). After him are Nils Skoglund (1906), May-Louise Flodin (1934), Alf Kjellin (1920), Glenn Hysén (1959), Nils Östensson (1918), and Ulrika Pasch (1735).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Stig Sollander ranks 9. Before him are Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), and Nils Karlsson (1917). After him are Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), Gunde Svan (1962), Jan Boklöv (1966), Pernilla Wiberg (1970), and Barbro Martinsson (1935).

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