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Erik Svensson

1903 - 1986

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Karl Erik Emanuel "Spänst" Svensson (also Eric; 10 September 1903 – 22 September 1986) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. In the long jump he finished eighth and fourth at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Svensson has received more than 11,305 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Svensson is the 1,265th most popular athlete (down from 1,061st in 2019), the 995th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 914th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erik Svensson ranks 1,265 out of 6,025Before him are Kazimierz Barburski, Keto Losaberidze, Zhu Jianhua, Maria Kwaśniewska, Dave Power, and Sabine Busch. After him are Hildrun Laufer-Claus, William D'Amico, Ödön Bodor, Constantin Alexandru, Georges Gandil, and Chrétien Waydelich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Erik Svensson ranks 311Before him are George Coulouris, Yuli Raizman, Emil Hirschfeld, Georg Gehring, Oleg Losev, and Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés. After him are Ernst Klodwig, Binnie Barnes, Norman Foster, Niní Marshall, George Padmore, and Franciska Gaal. Among people deceased in 1986, Erik Svensson ranks 256Before him are Josef Streb, Rafael Gil, Yakima Canutt, Yaşar Erkan, Hans Pesser, and Robert Alda. After him are James Fifer, Alfonso Thiele, Lya Lys, Sara Sadíqova, Vladimir I. Georgiev, and Una Merkel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Svensson ranks 995 out of 1,879Before him are Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), Christian von Koenigsegg (1972), Assar Rönnlund (1935), Göte Hagström (1918), Jan Olsson (1942), and Hans Drakenberg (1901). After him are Frithiof Mårtensson (1884), Mona Malm (1935), Robin Söderling (1984), Karin Söder (1928), Meja (1969), and Sven Utterström (1901).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Erik Svensson ranks 85Before him are Per-Erik Hedlund (1897), Stefan Holm (1976), Georg de Laval (1883), Pierre Thorsson (1966), Gustaf Rosenquist (1887), and Göte Hagström (1918). After him are Lennart Strand (1921), Otto Nilsson (1879), Ingemar Johansson (1924), Lennart Klingström (1916), Vilhelm Carlberg (1880), and Ingemar Hedberg (1920).