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Anders Haugen

1888 - 1984

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Anders Olsen Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Anders Haugen was the first and, as of 2022, only American to win an Olympic medal for ski jumping. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anders Haugen is the 74th most popular skier (up from 97th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from Norway (up from 363rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Anders Haugen ranks 74 out of 817. Before him are Maurilio De Zolt, Helmut Recknagel, Janica Kostelić, Anja Pärson, Vegard Ulvang, and Torgeir Brandtzæg. After him are Elis Wiklund, Vladimir Smirnov, François Bonlieu, Jouko Törmänen, Christine Goitschel, and Pavel Kolchin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Anders Haugen ranks 199. Before him are Charles Winslow, Dora Gabe, Maxwell Anderson, Alfred Asikainen, František Langer, and Andrea Andreen. After him are Gerhard Ritter, Seán Lester, Sándor Pósta, Ronald Knox, José Eustasio Rivera, and Kaare Klint. Among people deceased in 1984, Anders Haugen ranks 180. Before him are Jakub Berman, Marcel Moyse, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Alice Neel, Rambai Barni, and Yuri Vizbor. After him are Gino Bianco, May McAvoy, K. D. Jadhav, Leopold Lindtberg, Aldo Campatelli, and Laurent Grimmonprez.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Anders Haugen ranks 330 out of 1,039. Before him are Håkon Brusveen (1927), Christian Lassen (1800), Vegard Ulvang (1963), Knut Johannesen (1933), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), and Deeyah Khan (1977). After him are Peder Balke (1804), Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Olav Aukrust (1883), and Jørn Andersen (1963).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Anders Haugen ranks 17. Before him are Reidar Andersen (1911), Inger Aufles (1941), Ivar Formo (1951), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Vegard Ulvang (1963), and Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941). After him are Therese Johaug (1988), Narve Bonna (1901), Erling Evensen (1914), Berit Aunli (1956), Lasse Kjus (1971), and Tora Berger (1981).

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