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Bengt Eriksson

1931 - 2014

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Bengt Eriksson (22 January 1931 – 19 November 2014) was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bengt Eriksson has received more than 15,989 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bengt Eriksson is the 683rd most popular athlete, the 777th most popular biography from Sweden and the 37th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bengt Eriksson ranks 683 out of 6,025Before him are Siiri Rantanen, Ingrid Becker, Gheorghe Berceanu, Don Quarrie, Viljo Heino, and Mykola Avilov. After him are Gjermund Eggen, Hugh Anderson, Bevil Rudd, Tom Sandberg, Lillian Copeland, and Fritz Schwab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Bengt Eriksson ranks 388Before him are Suchitra Sen, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Frédérick Tristan, Hans van Mierlo, Nicola Mancino, and Juan Pereda. After him are Ángel Atienza, Norman Mineta, Roger Planchon, Peter Gilmore, Nadezhda Konyayeva, and Regis Philbin. Among people deceased in 2014, Bengt Eriksson ranks 325Before him are Casey Kasem, Régine Deforges, Joe Sample, Jimmy Ellis, Mary F. Lyon, and Hal Finney. After him are Anatoly Kuznetsov, Frans van der Lugt, Dorothy Tyler-Odam, Dietmar Schönherr, Helma Sanders-Brahms, and Jacques Barrot.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bengt Eriksson ranks 777 out of 1,879Before him are Inger Berggren (1934), Ann Linde (1961), Bertha Valerius (1824), Olle Åhlund (1920), Gunnar Olsson (1908), and Jeanna Bauck (1840). After him are Hanna Pauli (1864), Per Thorén (1885), Peter Englund (1957), May Britt (1933), Tore Svensson (1927), and Arvid Holmberg (1886).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Bengt Eriksson ranks 37Before him are Janne Lundblad (1887), Sven Thofelt (1904), Bo Lindman (1899), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), Gunnar Lindström (1896), and Gösta Andersson (1917). After him are Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Konrad Granström (1900), Gustaf Söderström (1865), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), Johan Jarlén (1880), and Erik Larsson (1912).