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Andreas Thorkildsen

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Andreas Thorkildsen (born 1 April 1982) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was the Olympic Champion in 2004 and 2008, European Champion in 2006 and 2010, and World Champion in 2009. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to simultaneously be European, World and Olympic Champion. He was also a three-time silver medalist at the World Championships, placing second in 2005, 2007 and 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Thorkildsen is the 1,964th most popular athlete (up from 1,965th in 2019), the 491st most popular biography from Norway (up from 517th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 1,964 out of 6,025. Before him are Stefan Holm, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, August Rodenberg, Aigars Fadejevs, Henry Jonsson, and Lyudmila Andonova. After him are Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Charles Thias, Ivan Fuqua, Lou Jones, Jasna Kolar-Merdan, and Wendy Smith-Sly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 193. Before him are Kazuki Tsuda, Tomasz Kuszczak, Thomas Middleditch, Kelly Clarkson, Yusuke Suzuki, and Kári Árnason. After him are Justin Chatwin, Chloé Zhao, Han Ga-in, Marco Amelia, Nicolas Mahut, and Mikhail Youzhny.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 491 out of 1,039. Before him are Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Sigurd Moen (1897), Halvdan Koht (1873), and Petter Northug (1986). After him are Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Alfred Engelsen (1893), Jacob Opdahl (1894), Øivind Holmsen (1912), Carl I. Hagen (1944), and Roy Khan (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 50. Before him are Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Fred Børre Lundberg (1969), Ernst Larsen (1926), Bjørn Paulson (1923), Alf Hansen (1948), and Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961). After him are Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Bjarte Engen Vik (1971), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Leif Jenssen (1948), Kim Ji-soo (null), and Lars Berger (1979).

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