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Sven Utterström

1901 - 1979

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Sven "Uttern" Ludvig Utterström (16 May 1901 – 7 May 1979) was a Swedish skier who competed in cross-country skiing. He was born in Boden, Sweden, raced for Bodens BK, and won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival. Utterström won the 50 km cross-country event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1929 and 1930. He was only the third non-Norwegian to win any event there (Finland's Anton Collin and Martti Lappalainen were the first two, winning the 50 km in 1922 and 1928, respectively.). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Utterström is the 102nd most popular skier (up from 126th in 2019), the 880th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,001st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Sven Utterström ranks 102 out of 817Before him are Phil Mahre, Andreas Wenzel, Simon Ammann, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Stefania Belmondo, and Heidi Biebl. After him are Zeno Colò, Paavo Lonkila, Gunde Svan, Jens Weißflog, Jan Boklöv, and Piero Gros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Sven Utterström ranks 276Before him are Oleksiy Fedorov, Bebe Daniels, Paolo Mazza, Anna Kavan, Reinhold Mack, and Mildred Wiley. After him are František Halas, Pyotr Novikov, Mildred Dunnock, Al LeConey, Ivan Petrovsky, and Bud Houser. Among people deceased in 1979, Sven Utterström ranks 222Before him are Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Paolo Barison, Joseph Alcazar, Alessandro Frigerio, Yang Zhongjian, and Theodora Kroeber. After him are Vincenzo Cuccia, Virgilio Piñera, Géza Kádas, Ermindo Onega, Peter Donlon, and Loren Murchison.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Utterström ranks 880 out of 1,879Before him are Axel Nordlander (1879), Henry Källgren (1931), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), Kjell Johansson (1946), Marie Richardson (1959), and Prawitz Öberg (1930). After him are Ragnar Lundberg (1924), Gunde Svan (1962), José González (1978), Gudrun Schyman (1948), Britt Strandberg (1934), and Per Bertilsson (1892).

Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Sven Utterström ranks 11Before him are Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Stig Sollander (1926), and Nils Östensson (1918). After him are Gunde Svan (1962), Jan Boklöv (1966), Pernilla Wiberg (1970), Barbro Martinsson (1935), Assar Rönnlund (1935), and Jan Halvarsson (1942).