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William Grut

1914 - 2012

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William Oscar Guernsey Grut (17 September 1914 – 20 November 2012) was a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the gold medal in modern pentathlon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Grut has received more than 19,455 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William Grut is the 689th most popular athlete, the 780th most popular biography from Sweden and the 49th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Grut ranks 689 out of 3,059Before him are Danas Pozniakas, Matti Sippala, Don Bragg, Vladimir Kiselyov, Veniamin Soldatenko, and Georges Johin. After him are Zara Tindall, Erik Almlöf, Ferdinand Bie, Annelie Ehrhardt, Carlo Pavesi, and Birger Sörvik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, William Grut ranks 280Before him are Béatrix Beck, Anna Maria Ortese, BP Koirala, Mario Luzi, Kenneth More, and Edgar Reinhardt. After him are Karel Kolský, Ersilio Tonini, Ted Moore, Astrid Henning-Jensen, Helen Johns, and Sonny Boy Williamson I. Among people deceased in 2012, William Grut ranks 311Before him are Hal David, Patrick Moore, Hans Nowak, Rufina Gasheva, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, and Takeshi Urata. After him are Art Larsen, José Guardiola, Juan Pereda, Joe South, Chad Everett, and Richard Rodney Bennett.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, William Grut ranks 780 out of 1,612Before him are Gudrun Schyman (1948), Peter Englund (1957), John Svanberg (1881), Eagle-Eye Cherry (1968), Åge Lundström (1890), and Ruben Östlund (1974). After him are Erik Almlöf (1891), Anders Svensson (1976), Erik Hamrén (1957), Gunnar Setterwall (1881), Birger Sörvik (1879), and Gösta Dunker (1905).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, William Grut ranks 49Before him are Erik Larsson (1912), Gustaf Lindblom (1891), Hans Berglund (1918), Gunder Hägg (1918), Adolf Wiklund (1921), and John Svanberg (1881). After him are Erik Almlöf (1891), Birger Sörvik (1879), Kjell Bäckman (1934), Otto Nilsson (1879), Bo Lindman (1899), and Gustaf Jansson (1922).