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Sixten Jernberg

1929 - 2012

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Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and nine Olympic medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sixten Jernberg has received more than 55,922 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Sixten Jernberg is the 9th most popular skier (down from 6th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 322nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Skier.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Sixten Jernberg ranks 9 out of 541. Before him are Toni Sailer, Jean-Claude Killy, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, and Birger Ruud. After him are Hermann Maier, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Juha Mieto, Gustav Thöni, Bjørn Wirkola, and Toralf Engan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sixten Jernberg ranks 157. Before him are Shakuntala Devi, Jane Powell, Gabriel Urgebadze, Joe Pass, René Laloux, and Richard F. Gordon Jr.. After him are Claude Rich, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Lennart Skoglund, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jacques Deray, and Bernard Williams. Among people deceased in 2012, Sixten Jernberg ranks 120. Before him are Lina Romay, Georges Mathieu, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Félix Miélli Venerando, Giorgio Chinaglia, and Sid Watkins. After him are Sally Ride, Benzion Netanyahu, Thomas Szasz, Alexander Arutiunian, Henry Hill, and Lefter Küçükandonyadis.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sixten Jernberg ranks 321 out of 1,612. Before him are Staffan de Mistura (1947), Gustav Trolle (1488), Kurt Atterberg (1887), Lars Lagerbäck (1948), Johan August Brinell (1849), and Avicii (1989). After him are Eli Heckscher (1879), Alf Sjöberg (1903), Sven Tumba (1931), Bertil Lindblad (1895), Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1909), and Lennart Skoglund (1929).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Sixten Jernberg ranks 2. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark (1956). After him are Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Gunde Svan (1962), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Jan Boklöv (1966), Nils Östensson (1918), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Anja Pärson (1981), and Sven Utterström (1901).

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