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Åke Seyffarth

1919 - 1998

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Karl Åke Seyffarth (15 December 1919 – 1 January 1998) was a Swedish speed skater who specialised in long distance events. He set new world records on the 5,000 m (8:13.7) in 1941 and on the 3000 m (4:45.7) in 1942. He became European Allround Champions in 1947, winning both the 5,000 m and the 10000 m on his way to becoming European Champion. In addition to speed skating, Seyffarth also was one of Sweden's leading cyclists, but this career was hampered by an injury in a dirt biking accident in 1943. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Åke Seyffarth is the 14th most popular skater (up from 44th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 671st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Åke Seyffarth ranks 14 out of 483. Before him are Hjalmar Andersen, Ivar Ballangrud, Ondrej Nepela, Clas Thunberg, Sjoukje Dijkstra, and Walter Jakobsson. After him are Madge Syers, Fred Anton Maier, Tonya Harding, Dick Button, Donald Jackson, and Oleg Protopopov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Åke Seyffarth ranks 137. Before him are Paul Vanden Boeynants, Hans Hermann Groër, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Maurice Hilleman, Anatoly Dobrynin, and Adamantios Androutsopoulos. After him are Félix Gaillard, Galina Ustvolskaya, Tamara Toumanova, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, James H. Wilkinson, and Briek Schotte. Among people deceased in 1998, Åke Seyffarth ranks 120. Before him are Lia Manoliu, Mary Cartwright, Jorge Pacheco Areco, Sani Abacha, Joan Hickson, and Olivier Gendebien. After him are Moshood Abiola, Carl Wilson, Mahbub ul Haq, Klaus Tennstedt, Nino Ferrer, and Mancur Olson.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Åke Seyffarth ranks 426 out of 1,879. Before him are Alice Babs (1924), Johan Tobias Sergel (1740), Peter Artedi (1705), Kalle Svensson (1925), Vilhelm Moberg (1898), and Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846). After him are Sven Andersson (1907), Petra Mede (1970), Björn at Haugi (832), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), Eugène Jansson (1862), and Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660).

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Among SKATERS In Sweden

Among skaters born in Sweden, Åke Seyffarth ranks 2. Before him are Gillis Grafström (1893). After him are Sigvard Ericsson (1930), Per Thorén (1885), Göran Claeson (1945), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), Johnny Höglin (1943), and Nils van der Poel (1996).

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