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Axel Norling

1884 - 1964

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Karl Axel Patrik Norling (16 April 1884 – 7 May 1964) was a Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the tug of war in 1906, as well as two gold medals with the Swedish gymnastics team, in 1908 and 1912, alongside his younger brother Daniel. Norling was a member of Djurgårdens IF, which he represented in several sports. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Axel Norling has received more than 9,161 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Norling is the 632nd most popular athlete (down from 519th in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 702nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Axel Norling ranks 632 out of 6,025. Before him are Naftali Temu, Leo Sexton, Verner Järvinen, George Baird, Kurt Behrens, and Jaan Kikkas. After him are Alan Helffrich, Arthur Barnard, Wyndham Halswelle, Eric Backman, Olivér Halassy, and Heikki Liimatainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Axel Norling ranks 182. Before him are Otto Froitzheim, Joseph Sweeney, Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk, Harry Ferguson, Har Dayal, and Kurt Behrens. After him are Georges Pitoëff, Nikolai Klyuev, Samuel Berger, Olle Lanner, Lyda Borelli, and Albert Londres. Among people deceased in 1964, Axel Norling ranks 149. Before him are Theodore Freeman, Agnes Miegel, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Edith Sitwell, Patrick Ryan, and Albina Osipowich. After him are Werner Bergengruen, Luis Batlle Berres, Steponas Kairys, Paul A. Baran, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and Consuelo Vanderbilt.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Axel Norling ranks 730 out of 1,879. Before him are Christina Schollin (1937), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), Thomas Nordahl (1946), Gerhard Louis De Geer (1854), Gösta Löfgren (1923), and Elisabeth Andreassen (1958). After him are Max Martin (1971), Jean Tabary (1930), Björn Andersson (1951), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Carl Bonde (1872), and Ulf Ekman (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Axel Norling ranks 29. Before him are Gunder Hägg (1918), Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Martin Lundström (1918), and Hjalmar Johansson (1874). After him are Anders Gärderud (1946), Janne Lundblad (1887), Sven Thofelt (1904), Bo Lindman (1899), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), and Gunnar Lindström (1896).

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