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Lars Hall

1927 - 1991

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Lars Göran Ivar Hall (30 April 1927 – 26 April 1991) was a Swedish modern pentathlete who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the individual event at both Games and finished second with the Swedish team in 1952. In 1952 he became the first civilian Olympic champion in modern pentathlete. For his achievements, Hall was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1956 (shared with cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Hall is the 632nd most popular athlete (up from 1,082nd in 2019), the 667th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 924th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lars Hall ranks 632 out of 6,025. Before him are Kazım Ayvaz, Angelo Vanzin, Konrad Stäheli, Joseph Alzin, Kenenisa Bekele, and Sverre Stenersen. After him are Gyula Török, Émile Delchambre, Jan Brzák-Felix, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Milkha Singh, and Jean Cau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Lars Hall ranks 291. Before him are Karl Stotz, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Otto Stich, Hsing Yun, Jan Myrdal, and Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani. After him are Trude Beiser, David Padilla, Lisa Lu, Walter Zeman, Nikola Kljusev, and Estelle Parsons. Among people deceased in 1991, Lars Hall ranks 158. Before him are Renato Rascel, Billy Vaughn, Josef Stroh, Curt Bois, Nutan, and Reidar Andersen. After him are Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Walter Zeman, George Abecassis, Boris Papandopulo, Adrian Quist, and Lea Padovani.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lars Hall ranks 667 out of 1,879. Before him are Arvid Holmberg (1886), Patrik Andersson (1971), Inger Stevens (1934), Torsten Lindberg (1917), Jan Myrdal (1927), and Kristina Wayborn (1950). After him are Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Arne Selmosson (1931), Marcus Schenkenberg (1968), Peter Haber (1952), Gillis Bildt (1820), and Anders Järryd (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Lars Hall ranks 30. Before him are Kjell Bäckman (1934), Rune Larsson (1924), Sven Thofelt (1904), Gert Fredriksson (1919), John Mikaelsson (1913), and Nils Engdahl (1898). After him are Janne Lundblad (1887), Tore Sjöstrand (1921), Johan Jarlén (1880), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Gustaf Jansson (1922), and Anders Gärderud (1946).

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