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Carl Forssell

1917 - 2005

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Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Forssell has received more than 11,904 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Forssell is the 1,418th most popular athlete, the 1,051st most popular biography from Sweden and the 100th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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  • 44.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Carl Forssell ranks 1,418 out of 6,025. Before him are Leonid Shcherbakov, Ercole Olgeni, Pál Simon, Dallas Long, Galina Gorokhova, and Jan Peka. After him are Hermanus Brockmann, Carl von Essen, Ayla Erduran, Nadezhda Olizarenko, Hans Liesche, and Michel Scheuer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Carl Forssell ranks 301. Before him are Manuel Alexandre, Jovdat Hajiyev, Leonard Chess, David Hampshire, Tadd Dameron, and Jean Lucas. After him are Jerry Wexler, Walter Lord, Charles Sibley, Arthur Laurents, José Magriñá, and Ottorino Volonterio. Among people deceased in 2005, Carl Forssell ranks 304. Before him are Long John Baldry, Bruno Manser, John N. Bahcall, Paul Halla, Derek Bailey, and Aleksandar Atanacković. After him are Enric Gensana, Luis Taruc, Arnold Denker, Milena Hübschmannová, Ihor Rybak, and Stanley Sadie.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Forssell ranks 1,051 out of 1,879. Before him are Torsten Palm (1947), Gösta Sandberg (1932), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), Helge Liljebjörn (1904), Bengt Edlén (1906), and Mats Magnusson (1963). After him are Carl von Essen (1940), Mats Näslund (1959), Sture Allén (1928), Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), and Ann-Sofi Pettersson (1932).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Carl Forssell ranks 100. Before him are Gustaf Weidel (1890), Erik Elmsäter (1919), Arvid Spångberg (1890), Herbert Lindström (1886), Lennart Magnusson (1924), and Kajsa Bergqvist (1976). After him are Carl von Essen (1940), Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), Birger Cederin (1895), Adolf Wiklund (1921), and Ragnar Lundberg (1924).

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