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Alfred Swahn

1879 - 1931

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Alfred (Alf) Gomer Swahn (20 August 1879 – 16 March 1931) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He won nine medals: three gold, three silver and three bronze. He is the son of Oscar Swahn, an Olympic shooter who competed alongside his son at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics and won six medals.1908 London In 1908 Swahn was a member of the Swedish team which won the gold medal in the team running deer, single shots competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Swahn has received more than 21,239 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alfred Swahn is the 926th most popular athlete (down from 575th in 2019), the 888th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 727th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Swedish Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alfred Swahns by language

Over the past year Alfred Swahn has had the most page views in the with 2,074 views, followed by Russian (739), and Swedish (703). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (117.02%), Ukrainian (44.79%), and Thai (33.09%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alfred Swahn ranks 926 out of 6,025. Before him are Abdon Pamich, Ingrid Kristiansen, Charles Frédéric Petit, Donald Johnston, Maurice Hemelsoet, and Lloyd La Beach. After him are Kazım Ayvaz, Paul Castanet, Nils Skoglund, Babben Enger-Damon, Giorgio Bocchino, and Vanderlei de Lima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Alfred Swahn ranks 203. Before him are Jules De Bisschop, Gustav Goßler, Marie Juchacz, Alexandros Othonaios, Adolf Lindfors, and Othmar Ammann. After him are Lucile Watson, Kārlis Skalbe, Johan Falkberget, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Aeneas Mackintosh, and Adolf Spinnler. Among people deceased in 1931, Alfred Swahn ranks 130. Before him are Konrad Stäheli, Art Acord, Emilio Aceval, David Belasco, Cesare Burali-Forti, and Alfred Maudslay. After him are Edward Goodrich Acheson, Herbert Baddeley, Rolf Johnsson, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Luigi Galleani, and Daniel Chester French.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Alfred Swahn ranks 888 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Pontus Hanson (1884), Ferdinand Boberg (1860), Thomas Sjöberg (1952), Gösta Olson (1883), and Johan Henric Kellgren (1751). After him are Anja Pärson (1981), Nils Skoglund (1906), Rune Larsson (1924), Rune Carlsson (1909), William Petersson (1895), and Henry Källgren (1931).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Alfred Swahn ranks 53. Before him are Inga Gentzel (1908), Nils Täpp (1917), Evert Gunnarsson (1929), Gunnar Höjer (1875), Erik Almlöf (1891), and Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933). After him are Nils Skoglund (1906), Rune Larsson (1924), William Petersson (1895), John Eke (1886), Johan Edman (1875), and Britt Strandberg (1934).

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