1896 - 1965
Eric Natanael Backman (18 May 1896 – 29 June 1965) was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the 8,000 m cross-country race, 2.6 seconds behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi. This second place helped the Swedish cross-country team to win the bronze medal behind Finland and Great Britain, as two other team members finished 10th and 11th. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Backman has received more than 14,316 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Eric Backman is the 565th most popular athlete (down from 462nd in 2019).
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Among athletes, Eric Backman ranks 565 out of 3,059. Before him are Evelyn Furtsch, Ondina Valla, Ellen Braumüller, Peter Frenkel, Richmond Landon, and Launceston Elliot. After him are Olga Fikotová, Ragnar Malm, Ilmar Kullam, Betty Cuthbert, Aimé Haegeman, and Charles Reidpath.
1914 - 2015
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 559
1916 - 2006
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 560
1910 - 1991
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 561
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 562
1898 - 1971
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 563
1874 - 1930
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 564
1896 - 1965
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 565
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 566
1893 - 1959
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 567
1922 - 2011
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 568
1938 - 2017
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 569
1861 - 1935
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 570
1889 - 1975
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 571
Among people born in 1896, Eric Backman ranks 196. Before him are Giuseppe Enrici, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Lotte Jacobi, Kim Myeong-sun, Alexander Brailowsky, and Uberto De Morpurgo. After him are Paul van Ostaijen, Gunnar Lindström, Jack Pickford, Hermann Jónasson, Blanche Sweet, and Sao Shwe Thaik. Among people deceased in 1965, Eric Backman ranks 154. Before him are Arnold Luhaäär, Reino Kuuskoski, Albert Gutterson, Emma Asson, Lars Hanson, and Constance Bennett. After him are Pietro Bianchi, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, František Langer, and Vladimir Gardin.
1896 - 1968
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 190
1896 - 1989
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 191
1896 - 1990
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 192
1896 - 1951
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 193
1896 - 1976
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 194
1896 - 1961
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 195
1896 - 1965
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 196
1896 - 1928
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 197
1896 - 1951
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 198
1896 - 1933
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 199
1896 - 1976
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 200
1896 - 1986
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 201
1896 - 1962
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 202
1905 - 1965
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 148
1907 - 1965
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 149
1887 - 1965
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 150
1889 - 1965
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 151
1886 - 1965
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 152
1904 - 1965
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 153
1896 - 1965
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 154
1883 - 1965
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 155
1890 - 1965
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 156
1888 - 1965
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 157
1879 - 1965
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 158
1888 - 1965
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 159
1877 - 1965
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 160