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William Grut

1914 - 2012

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William Oscar Guernsey Grut (17 September 1914 – 20 November 2012) was a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the gold medal in modern pentathlon. Grut was a multiple Swedish swimming champion and received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1948. Grut was born to the architect Torben Grut, who designed the 1912 Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, and Margit Torssell, the daughter of the Norwegian opera singer Olefine Moe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Grut is the 797th most popular athlete (up from 1,058th in 2019), the 742nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 918th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Grut ranks 797 out of 6,025. Before him are Hildrun Laufer-Claus, Nate Brooks, Sabin Carr, Evelin Jahl, Jaan Talts, and David Dunlap. After him are Leslie Laing, Jörg Lucke, Étienne Desmarteau, David Jenkins, John Eke, and Emiel Puttemans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, William Grut ranks 280. Before him are Krishan Chander, Helen Johns, Zainul Abedin, Oscar Heisserer, Alan Bullock, and Julio Caro Baroja. After him are Carlos Menditeguy, Irmã Dulce, Armen Alchian, Aharon Katzir, Sven Jacobsson, and Manlio Di Rosa. Among people deceased in 2012, William Grut ranks 282. Before him are Malcolm Browne, Jerzy Kulej, François Migault, Patricia Medina, Heino Kruus, and Fyodor Khitruk. After him are Helga Vlahović, Evelyn Lear, Davy Jones, Bernard Lovell, Dilhan Eryurt, and Juan Pereda.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, William Grut ranks 742 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunder Bengtsson (1946), Anders Johansson (1962), Eddie Meduza (1948), Krister Kristensson (1942), Ragnar Östberg (1866), and Alexandra Rapaport (1971). After him are John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Victor Carlund (1906), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), and Magdalena Forsberg (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, William Grut ranks 39. Before him are Johan Jarlén (1880), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Gustaf Jansson (1922), Anders Gärderud (1946), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), and John Svanberg (1881). After him are John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Gösta Andersson (1917), Bo Ekelund (1894), and Irma Johansson (1932).

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