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Eric Backman

1896 - 1965

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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

Among athletes, Eric Backman ranks 565 out of 3,059Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Eric Backman ranks 196Before 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 154Before 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.

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