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Audun Boysen

1929 - 2000

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Audun Boysen (10 May 1929 – 2 March 2000) was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa IL and later IK Tjalve in Oslo. Boysen was a prominent 800 metre runner in the 1950s, and he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships and another bronze at the 1954 European Championships. He set three world records over 1,000 metres, the last being 2:19.0 in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Audun Boysen is the 1,212th most popular athlete (down from 1,096th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Norway (up from 388th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Audun Boysen ranks 1,212 out of 6,025. Before her are Raimondo D'Inzeo, Eeles Landström, Nadezhda Konyayeva, Ragnar Lundberg, George Underwood, and Charles Gondouin. After her are Achille Souchard, Francis Frederick, Müzahir Sille, Lee Calhoun, Richard Meade, and Irmgard Praetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Audun Boysen ranks 411. Before her are Mark Rydell, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Elizabeth Spriggs, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Mateja Matevski, and Nathalia Timberg. After her are Velimir Valenta, Frans Andriessen, Acker Bilk, Lode Wouters, Vyacheslav Ivanov, and Daphne Hasenjäger. Among people deceased in 2000, Audun Boysen ranks 254. Before her are Beah Richards, Matija Ljubek, Tofig Guliyev, Petter Hugsted, Steve Allen, and Mildred Wiley. After her are Jacques Laurent, Egon Jönsson, Marjorie Noël, Athanasios Vouros, Nils Täpp, and James Cooke Brown.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Audun Boysen ranks 379 out of 1,039. Before her are Finn Ronne (1899), Olaf Hoffsbakken (1908), Vera Henriksen (1927), Johan Anker (1871), Pål Tyldum (1942), and Gøran Sørloth (1962). After her are Charles Mathiesen (1911), Trine Hattestad (1966), Rolf Løvland (1955), Per Ivar Moe (1944), Magne Thomassen (1941), and Bjarne Pettersen (1891).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Audun Boysen ranks 28. Before her are Ole Østmo (1866), Halvard Hanevold (1969), Petter Hugsted (1921), Frank Hansen (1945), Olaf Hoffsbakken (1908), and Pål Tyldum (1942). After her are Charles Mathiesen (1911), Trine Hattestad (1966), Per Ivar Moe (1944), Eirik Kvalfoss (1959), Jan Johansen (1944), and Arne Halse (1887).

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