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Øystein Pettersen

1983 - Today

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Øystein "Pølsa" Pettersen (born 19 January 1983 in Linderud) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier, television personality and podcast host who competed professionally from 2002 to 2019. He has six World Cup podiums, his best finish being second in individual sprint events. Together with Petter Northug he won gold medal in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In the Individual Sprint he was one of three Norwegians to reach the six-man final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Øystein Pettersen is the 778th most popular skier (down from 686th in 2019), the 1,002nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 904th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Øystein Pettersen ranks 778 out of 817Before him are Denise Feierabend, Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel, Linus Straßer, Alexandr Smyshlyaev, David Wise, and Mina Fürst Holtmann. After him are Eva-Maria Brem, Yuliya Belorukova, David Morris, Kristin Lysdahl, Tim Tscharnke, and Fritz Dopfer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Øystein Pettersen ranks 1,436Before him are Tatsunori Yamagata, Daouda Sow, Ľubomír Michalík, Eric Shanteau, Sean Taylor, and Eddie Edwards. After him are Marquem Gonçalves Ferreira, Roger Johnson, Brett Davern, Nariyuki Masuda, Iñaki Astiz, and Marié Digby.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Øystein Pettersen ranks 1,002 out of 1,039Before him are Martin Andresen (1977), Matoma (1991), Mina Fürst Holtmann (1995), Flamur Kastrati (1991), Magnus Jøndal (1988), and Ståle Sandbech (1993). After him are Stefan Johansen (1991), Harald Reinkind (1992), Kristin Lysdahl (1996), Øystein Bråten (1995), Vilde Ingstad (1994), and Silje Opseth (1999).

Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Øystein Pettersen ranks 121Before him are Jens Lurås Oftebro (2000), Helene Marie Fossesholm (2001), Kenneth Gangnes (1989), Gyda Westvold Hansen (2002), Håvard Solås Taugbøl (1993), and Mina Fürst Holtmann (1995). After him are Kristin Lysdahl (1996), Øystein Bråten (1995), Silje Opseth (1999), and Birk Ruud (2000).