SKATER

Alv Gjestvang

1937 - 2016

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Alv Gjestvang (13 September 1937 − 26 November 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist, born in Østre Toten. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He represented the speed skating clubs Skreia IL, Oslo IL and Hamar IL through his career. Gjestvang died from cancer 26 November 2016, aged 79. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alv Gjestvang is the 118th most popular skater (up from 152nd in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from Norway (up from 532nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Alv Gjestvang ranks 118 out of 483. Before him are Manfred Schnelldorfer, Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Regine Heitzer, Yuzuru Hanyu, and Johnny Höglin. After him are Gundi Busch, Terry McDermott, Midori Ito, Ludwig Wrede, Kees Broekman, and Ans Schut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Alv Gjestvang ranks 471. Before him are Heinz Hornig, Tony Maggs, Roland Burris, Stan Swamy, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, and Jerry Weintraub. After him are Svante Thuresson, Alberto Sainz, Archibald MacKinnon, Magic Slim, Louis Neefs, and Anita Desai. Among people deceased in 2016, Alv Gjestvang ranks 460. Before him are Klaus Siebert, Rafael Iriondo, Tom M. Apostol, Alexis Arquette, Stephen Keshi, and Luděk Macela. After him are Dušanka Sifnios, Alberto Sainz, Federico Edwards, Roberto Lovera, Kunio Hatoyama, and André Guelfi.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alv Gjestvang ranks 440 out of 1,039. Before him are Finn Kalvik (1947), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), C. J. Hambro (1885), Knut Steen (1924), Babben Enger-Damon (1939), and Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985). After him are Sverre Hansen (1913), Øistein Schirmer (1879), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Jens Bratlie (1856), Lars Christensen (1884), and André Bjerke (1918).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Alv Gjestvang ranks 15. Before him are Knut Johannesen (1933), Roar Grønvold (1946), Sverre Farstad (1920), Finn Helgesen (1919), Bernt Evensen (1905), and Sten Stensen (1947). After him are Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Sigurd Moen (1897), Johann Olav Koss (1968), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), Kay Stenshjemmet (1953), and Geir Karlstad (1963).

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