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Vilhelm Carlberg

1880 - 1970

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Gustaf Vilhelm Carlberg (5 April 1880 – 1 October 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and sports shooter. He competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1924 Olympics and won three gold and four silver. With three gold and two silver medals he was the most successful athlete at the 1912 Olympics. In 1913, he won two medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vilhelm Carlberg is the 1,316th most popular athlete (up from 1,376th in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,022nd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vilhelm Carlberg ranks 1,316 out of 6,025Before him are Siegbert Horn, Adrien Rommel, György Sarlós, Lewis Sheldon, Don Quarrie, and Archon of Pella. After him are André Jousseaume, Wilhelm Leichum, Ira Murchison, Joseph Vissers, Ingemar Hedberg, and Frank Schepke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Vilhelm Carlberg ranks 194Before him are Pandurang Vaman Kane, Charles King, W. T. Cosgrave, Paul Castanet, Arthur Dove, and Alexandros Chalkokondylis. After him are Julio C. Tello, Marcel Van Crombrugge, Oskar Perron, Gorch Fock, Luis Alberto Riart, and Enrique Olaya Herrera. Among people deceased in 1970, Vilhelm Carlberg ranks 224Before him are Slim Harpo, Lev Kassil, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Shaken Aimanov, William Feller, and Alexandros Chalkokondylis. After him are Conrad Nagel, Jacob Viner, Gypsy Rose Lee, Irawati Karve, John Beazley, and Ernst Krebs.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Vilhelm Carlberg ranks 918 out of 1,879Before him are Tore Eriksson (1937), Katarina Frostenson (1953), Harald Julin (1890), Inga Gentzel (1908), Axel Sjöblom (1882), and Erik Granfelt (1883). After him are Sven-Gunnar Larsson (1940), Ingemar Hedberg (1920), Holger Hansson (1927), Johanna Sällström (1974), Ingrid Sandahl (1924), and Albert Engström (1869).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Vilhelm Carlberg ranks 72Before him are Nils Täpp (1917), Carl von Essen (1940), Hans Berglund (1918), Tore Eriksson (1937), Harald Julin (1890), and Inga Gentzel (1908). After him are Ingemar Hedberg (1920), Lennart Strand (1921), Carl Forssell (1917), Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Per-Erik Hedlund (1897), and Erik Abrahamsson (1898).