# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erik-ahlden
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:27:03.566Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erik-ahlden"
name: "Erik Ahldén"
slug: "erik-ahlden"
description: "Erik Torsten Ahldén was a Swedish runner. In 1948 he ranked second in the world over 3000–5000 m distances and placed fourth in the 5000 m event at the 1948 Olympics. He won national titles in the 5000 m in 1948 and in the cross country in 1946. After retiring from competitions he was a board member of the Swedish Athletics Association."
tagline: "Swedish long-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n%2C_London_(1948).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
birthDate: "1923-09-04"
deathDate: "2013-07-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.37
  momentum:             14.5
  historical:           6.135421333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Ahld%C3%A9n"
    title: "Erik Ahldén"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3056529"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump