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Bengt Nilsson

1934 - 2018

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Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 – 11 May 2018) was a Swedish high jumper. In 1954 he won the Swedish and European titles and set a European record at 2.11 m; later that year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Nilsson got injured at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished only 26th. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bengt Nilsson has received more than 3,685 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bengt Nilsson is the 1,439th most popular athlete (down from 703rd in 2019), the 1,016th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 749th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bengt Nilsson ranks 1,439 out of 3,059. Before him are Nikolay Zimyatov, Arthur Wint, Otis Davis, Tommy Kono, Károly Levitzky, and Sabine Busch. After him are Jozef Pribilinec, Josiah McCracken, Ken Matthews, Vincent Matthews, Frank Hussey, and Niels Fredborg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Bengt Nilsson ranks 458. Before him are David Halberstam, Ahmad NikTalab, Tammy Grimes, Shyam Benegal, Bernard Chiarelli, and George Follmer. After him are Ken Matthews, Sydney Schanberg, Peter Arnett, Shirley Scott, Nidal Al Achkar, and Ed Flanders. Among people deceased in 2018, Bengt Nilsson ranks 439. Before him are Ennio Fantastichini, Jim Neidhart, Alberto Dines, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Nicanor de Carvalho, and Pierre Pincemaille. After him are Wendy Beckett, Ed King, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Kuldip Nayar, and Matti Kassila.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bengt Nilsson ranks 1,016 out of 1,612. Before him are Jean-Paul Vonderburg (1964), Tove Lo (1987), Marcus Ericsson (1990), Joakim Brodén (1980), Håkan Loob (1960), and Bosson (1969). After him are Martin Wallström (1983), Eva Ström (1947), Roine Stolt (1956), Carolina Klüft (1983), Thomas Sjöberg (1952), and Ragnar Lundberg (1924).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Bengt Nilsson ranks 91. Before him are Hugo Wieslander (1889), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), Kurt Lundquist (1925), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), and Tore Eriksson (1937). After him are Carolina Klüft (1983), Ragnar Lundberg (1924), Tomas Johansson (1962), Eva Korpela (1958), Hanna Öberg (1995), and Gunnar Larsson (1944).

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