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Sven Forssman

1882 - 1919

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Sven Otto Forssman (12 September 1882 – 1 March 1919) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Forssman is the 110th most popular gymnast (down from 51st in 2019), the 962nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 738th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swedish Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Sven Forssman ranks 110 out of 370Before him are Roberto Ferrari, Angelo Zorzi, Alfredo Gollini, Nobuyuki Aihara, Axel Andersen, and Olga Tass. After him are Louis Ségura, Viktor Klimenko, Yelena Davydova, Rolf Johnsson, Luigi Maiocco, and Daniel Norling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Sven Forssman ranks 258Before him are Milton Sills, Herman Groman, Vladimir Dimitrov, Charles Devendeville, Max Hainle, and Ion Agârbiceanu. After him are Joseph Wedderburn, Jimmy Hogan, Eric Gill, Mustafa Subhi, Henry J. Kaiser, and George van Rossem. Among people deceased in 1919, Sven Forssman ranks 144Before him are Henning von Holtzendorff, Kenyon Cox, Robert Bacon, Mikhail Suslin, Joseph Rosemeyer, and Valerian Albanov. After him are Henry Clay Frick, William Michael Rossetti, Huseyn Arablinski, Hermann Lietz, Theo de Meester, and Horatio Parker.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Forssman ranks 962 out of 1,879Before him are Tommy Söderberg (1948), Hans Drakenberg (1901), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), Anita Gradin (1933), Roland Andersson (1950), and Börje Tapper (1922). After him are Owe Ohlsson (1938), Karin Söder (1928), Östen Warnerbring (1934), Nils Dardel (1888), Rune Carlsson (1909), and Karl Malmström (1875).

Among GYMNASTS In Sweden

Among gymnasts born in Sweden, Sven Forssman ranks 17Before him are Gösta Åsbrink (1881), Leonard Peterson (1885), Per Bertilsson (1892), Hjördis Nordin (1932), Axel Sjöblom (1882), and Ingrid Sandahl (1924). After him are Rolf Johnsson (1889), Daniel Norling (1888), Evy Berggren (1934), Erik Norberg (1883), Nils Widforss (1880), and Osvald Moberg (1888).