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Hjalmar Andersson

1889 - 1971

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Svensk Hjalmar Zakeus Andersson (13 July 1889 – 2 November 1971) was a Swedish cross-country runner. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm and won an individual silver and team gold medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hjalmar Andersson has received more than 11,249 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Andersson is the 382nd most popular athlete (up from 535th in 2019), the 622nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 711th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 382 out of 6,025Before him are Yiannis Kouros, Erik Abrahamsson, Roberto Battaglia, Olga Fikotová, Eddie Tolan, and Bernd Kannenberg. After him are Pat McDonald, Arvo Askola, Sara Simeoni, George Saling, Team Hoyt, and Henri Jobier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 207Before him are Snub Pollard, Conrad Aiken, Claudia Muzio, Pearl White, Gerhard Marcks, and Heinrich Campendonk. After him are William Justin Kroll, Albert Hill, Łucja Frey, Beulah Bondi, Jan Kok, and Georges Bonnet. Among people deceased in 1971, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 140Before him are Bengt Ekerot, Shunryū Suzuki, Jo Cals, Simon Vestdijk, Juhan Smuul, and John Dall. After him are Walther von Wartburg, Gladys Cooper, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Ahmed Bahnini, Gerhard von Rad, and Harald Öhquist.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 622 out of 1,879Before him are Karl-Erik Palmér (1929), Nils Johan Andersson (1821), Eivar Widlund (1905), Gustaf Skarsgård (1980), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), and Julia Beck (1853). After him are Elisabeth Söderström (1927), Ture Nerman (1886), Petra Mede (1970), Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898), Mikael Håfström (1960), and Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway (1155).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Hjalmar Andersson ranks 16Before him are John Ljunggren (1919), Gert Fredriksson (1919), Henry Eriksson (1920), Arne Åhman (1925), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), and Erik Abrahamsson (1898). After him are Hans Berglund (1918), Patrik Sjöberg (1965), Georg Åberg (1893), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Carl Bertilsson (1889), and John Mikaelsson (1913).