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Karl Staaf

1881 - 1953

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Karl Gustaf Vilhelm Staaf (April 6, 1881 – February 15, 1953) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in Motala. He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Staaf has received more than 13,463 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Karl Staaf is the 222nd most popular athlete (up from 256th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 529th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karl Staaf ranks 222 out of 6,025. Before him are Otto Herschmann, Natalya Lisovskaya, Janusz Kusociński, Michael Johnson, Éva Székely, and Gottfried Diener. After him are August Nilsson, Ethel Smith, Romuald Klim, Joanni Perronet, Evelyn Furtsch, and Argentina Menis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Karl Staaf ranks 121. Before him are Giuseppe Amisani, Heinrich Barkhausen, Dora Boothby, Henri Le Fauconnier, Vilhelm Buhl, and Curt Haase. After him are Móric Esterházy, Zhang Zongchang, Marcello Piacentini, Rudolf Ramek, Daniel Jones, and Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1953, Karl Staaf ranks 100. Before him are Ethel Muckelt, Hans Aanrud, Erich Weinert, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Evgeny Paton, and Felice Bonetto. After him are Vladimir Dekanozov, Bogdan Kobulov, Maude Adams, Nigel Bruce, Dumarsais Estimé, and Sven Gustaf Wingqvist.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Karl Staaf ranks 485 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunilla Bergström (1942), Vilgot Sjöman (1924), Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Ulla Jacobsson (1929), Arvid Posse (1820), and Sven Wollter (1934). After him are Magnus, Duke of Östergötland (1542), August Nilsson (1872), Agneta Andersson (1961), Jan Olsson (1944), Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866), and Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Karl Staaf ranks 7. Before him are Sigfrid Edström (1870), Eric Lemming (1880), Klas Lestander (1931), Oscar Swahn (1847), Henrik Sjöberg (1875), and Nils von Kantzow (1885). After him are August Nilsson (1872), Erik Lundqvist (1908), John Ljunggren (1919), Gert Fredriksson (1919), Henry Eriksson (1920), and Arne Åhman (1925).

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