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Sven-Olov Sjödelius

1933 - 2018

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Sven-Olov Sjödelius (13 June 1933 – 29 March 2018) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, as well as three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven-Olov Sjödelius is the 688th most popular athlete (up from 951st in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 882nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sven-Olov Sjödelius ranks 688 out of 6,025. Before him are Johan Jarlén, Arthur Jonath, Edwin Mills, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Stanisław Kowalski, and Manuel Plaza. After him are Ethel Catherwood, Duncan McNaughton, Olav Sunde, Valerio Arri, Carol, and Jacqueline Mazéas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Sven-Olov Sjödelius ranks 336. Before him are Nicholas Pileggi, Juzo Itami, Diane Disney Miller, Muhamed Mujić, Leonid Kharitonov, and Dumitru Pârvulescu. After him are Jimmy Murray, Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, Tete Montoliu, Tsai Chin, and Jean Vuarnet. Among people deceased in 2018, Sven-Olov Sjödelius ranks 305. Before him are Judith Rich Harris, Geoff Emerick, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Oliver Ivanović, Hans Günter Winkler, and Chuck McCann. After him are Domenico Losurdo, Frank Havens, Ehsan Yarshater, Reinhard Hardegen, Unshō Ishizuka, and Davide Astori.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven-Olov Sjödelius ranks 691 out of 1,879. Before him are Per Thorén (1885), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), Mona Sahlin (1957), Einar Englund (1916), Johan Jarlén (1880), and Åke Johansson (1928). After him are Ture Nerman (1886), Anders Frisk (1963), Ture Rangström (1884), Gunnar Jansson (1907), Jan Johansson (1931), and Carl Westergren (1895).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Sven-Olov Sjödelius ranks 34. Before him are John Mikaelsson (1913), Nils Engdahl (1898), Lars Hall (1927), Janne Lundblad (1887), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), and Johan Jarlén (1880). After him are Gustaf Jansson (1922), Anders Gärderud (1946), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), John Svanberg (1881), William Grut (1914), and John Eke (1886).

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