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Alf Andersen

1906 - 1975

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Alf Steen Andersen (15 May 1906 – 12 April 1975) was a Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Drammen, but represented the Oslo clubs Sandaker, Skeid and Lyn. He won the gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alf Andersen is the 27th most popular skier (up from 52nd in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Norway (up from 272nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Alf Andersen ranks 27 out of 817. Before him are Juha Mieto, Bjørn Wirkola, Karl Schranz, Toralf Engan, Gunnar Eriksson, and Pirmin Zurbriggen. After him are Marit Bjørgen, Marielle Goitschel, Christl Cranz, Torbjørn Falkanger, Kjetil André Aamodt, and Lindsey Vonn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Alf Andersen ranks 208. Before him are Yakov Malik, Willy Hansen, Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, S. D. Burman, Jan Werich, and Renato Cesarini. After him are Joan Blondell, Dmitry Likhachov, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, Charles Malik, Karl Sesta, and František Svoboda. Among people deceased in 1975, Alf Andersen ranks 140. Before him are José María Guido, Nihal Atsız, S. D. Burman, Tony Brise, Maurice Feltin, and Olga Bergholz. After him are Argemiro, Kyusaku Ogino, Harold Osborn, Benjamin Jekhowsky, Michał Sopoćko, and Charles Reidpath.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alf Andersen ranks 234 out of 1,039. Before him are Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), Kristen Nygaard (1926), Nina Grieg (1845), Nora Brockstedt (1923), and Harald Grønningen (1934). After him are Jens Hundseid (1883), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Eva Joly (1943), Jacob Aall (1773), Colin Archer (1832), and Thorvald Asvaldsson (950).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Alf Andersen ranks 5. Before him are Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), Birger Ruud (1911), Bjørn Wirkola (1943), and Toralf Engan (1936). After him are Marit Bjørgen (1980), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Reidar Andersen (1911), and Inger Aufles (1941).

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