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Erik Almlöf

Erik Almlöf, Swedish triple jumper (died 1971)

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Born
December 20, 1891
Died
January 18, 1971
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1891

About Erik Almlöf

Erik Albin Almlöf (20 December 1891 – 18 January 1971) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won the bronze medal. Due to World War I no Olympics were held in 1916, but Almlöf returned to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he won his second Olympic bronze medal.

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Erik Almlöf timeline

  1. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won the bronze medal.
  2. Due to World War I no Olympics were held in 1916, but Almlöf returned to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he won his second Olympic bronze medal.

The world when Erik Almlöf was born

Erik Almlöf was born in 1891. 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

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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