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Alexander Dale Oen

1985 - 2012

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Alexander Dale Oen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫɛkˈsɑ̀ndər ˈdɑ̀ːɫə ˈùːən]; 21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian competitive swimmer. He was an Olympic silver medallist, World Championships gold medallist, World Championships (25m) bronze medallist, two-time European Championships gold medallist and European Short Course Championships gold medallist in the 100 metre breaststroke. Dale Oen competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and represented the clubs Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) and Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012). He was the first Norwegian swimmer in history to win an Olympic medal and the first Norwegian male swimmer to win medals at the World Championships and European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Dale Oen is the 262nd most popular swimmer (down from 249th in 2019), the 671st most popular biography from Norway (up from 686th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Alexander Dale Oen ranks 262 out of 709. Before him are Donna de Varona, Károly Güttler, Janet Evans, Tom Jager, Federica Pellegrini, and Sylvie Fréchette. After him are Louis Handley, Léon Marchand, Mike O'Brien, Jolanda de Rover, Tracy Caulkins, and Rick Carey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Alexander Dale Oen ranks 432. Before him are Tamara Todevska, Sofia Nizharadze, Jessica Lucas, Vânia Fernandes, Kornel Saláta, and David Gallagher. After him are Andrey Batt, Giorgio Petrosyan, Asmaa Mahfouz, Tomáš Hubočan, Otman Bakkal, and Rafael Bastos. Among people deceased in 2012, Alexander Dale Oen ranks 499. Before him are Joan Taylor, Thomas Kinkade, Vladimer Aptsiauri, Chuck Share, Erik Rhodes, and Johnny Lewis. After him are Dolphy, Arnaldo Mesa, Anthony Bevilacqua, Mary Tamm, Michael Dokes, and John Ingle.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alexander Dale Oen ranks 671 out of 1,039. Before him are Espen Barth Eide (1964), Agnete Johnsen (1994), Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1992), Julian Ryerson (1997), Anders Aukland (1972), and Hans Petter Buraas (1975). After him are Lasse Ottesen (1974), Kristen Skjeldal (1967), Tommy Wirkola (1979), Ola Vigen Hattestad (1982), Bent Skammelsrud (1966), and Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984).

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Among SWIMMERS In Norway

Among swimmers born in Norway, Alexander Dale Oen ranks 1. After him are Tomoe Hvas (2000), Samy Boutouil (2000), and Ingeborg Løyning (2000).

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