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Kurt Pettersén

1916 - 1957

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Kurt Arne Pettersén (21 June 1916 – 15 November 1957) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won silver medals at the European championships in 1938 and 1939 (Greco-Roman) and 1949 (freestyle). Kurt was born in a family of 11 siblings with Norwegian roots. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Pettersén has received more than 9,324 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kurt Pettersén is the 196th most popular wrestler (down from 146th in 2019), the 1,008th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 842nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Swedish Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.3k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Kurt Pettersén ranks 196 out of 1,027. Before him are Lajos Keresztes, Frithiof Mårtensson, Aleksandar Tomov, Dave Finlay, Kevin Von Erich, and Verne Gagne. After him are Bam Bam Bigelow, Nicolae Martinescu, Umaga, Robert Pearce, Søren Marinus Jensen, and Dave Schultz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Kurt Pettersén ranks 258. Before him are I. J. Good, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Yvon Petra, Giuseppe Tosi, Roger Apéry, and Dennis Poore. After him are Lennart Klingström, Betty Taylor, Gene Mako, Gyula Prassler, Albert Hyzler, and Ľudmila Pajdušáková. Among people deceased in 1957, Kurt Pettersén ranks 197. Before him are Lőrinc Szabó, Edith Abbott, Bernard Knubel, José Nehin, József Rády, and Julio Lozano Díaz. After him are James M. Cox, Helene Costello, Grigory Landsberg, William Murrill, Guillaume Grandidier, and Ralph Barton Perry.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Kurt Pettersén ranks 1,008 out of 1,879. Before him are Lennart Strand (1921), Olle Håkansson (1927), Börje Tapper (1922), Otto Nilsson (1879), Ingemar Johansson (1924), and Hans Jacobson (1947). After him are Magnus Uggla (1954), Per Bertilsson (1892), Johanna Sällström (1974), Lennart Klingström (1916), Eva Röse (1973), and Joacim Cans (1970).

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Among WRESTLERS In Sweden

Among wrestlers born in Sweden, Kurt Pettersén ranks 15. Before him are Johan Richthoff (1898), Gustav Freij (1922), Anders Larsson (1892), Axel Grönberg (1918), Knut Fridell (1908), and Frithiof Mårtensson (1884). After him are Pelle Svensson (1943), Lars-Erik Skiöld (1952), Frank Andersson (1956), Mikael Ljungberg (1970), Johan Eurén (1985), and Marcus Nyman (1990).

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