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Ernst Fast

athletics competitor (1881-1959)

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Born
January 21, 1881
Died
October 26, 1959
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1881

About Ernst Fast

Ernst Robert Efraim Fast (21 January 1881 in Stockholm – 26 October 1959 in Sigtuna) was a Swedish long distance runner who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialized in the marathon and participated in the event in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal, behind second place Émile Champion.

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Ernst Fast timeline

  1. Ernst Robert Efraim Fast (21 January 1881 in Stockholm – 26 October 1959 in Sigtuna) was a Swedish long distance runner who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
  2. He specialized in the marathon and participated in the event in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal, behind second place Émile Champion.

The world when Ernst Fast was born

Ernst Fast was born in 1881. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
  • Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
  • World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernst Fast's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18812026
Population51.0M341 million

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