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Bernt Evensen

1905 - 1979

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Bernt Sverre Evensen (18 April 1905 – 24 August 1979) was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning the 500 m event (first place shared with Clas Thunberg). At the same Olympics, he also won silver in the 1500 m and bronze over 5,000 m. He was in second place in the 10,000 m event, 0.1 seconds behind Irving Jaffee, when the competition was cancelled because the ice had started thawing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernt Evensen is the 82nd most popular skater (down from 46th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Norway (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Bernt Evensen ranks 82 out of 483. Before him are Hans Gerschwiler, Finn Helgesen, Lilly Scholz, Edgar Syers, Alena Vrzáňová, and Irving Jaffee. After him are Marika Kilius, Nikolai Panin, Sergei Grinkov, Wolfgang Schwarz, Felix Kaspar, and Ria Baran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bernt Evensen ranks 297. Before him are Josef Smistik, Jean De Clercq, Raghunath Murmu, Osvald Käpp, László Sternberg, and József Turay. After him are Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Arnold Luhaäär, Albert Dekker, Henri Guérin, László Raffinsky, and Jorge Pardon. Among people deceased in 1979, Bernt Evensen ranks 213. Before him are Yervand Kochar, Corinne Griffith, Jim Hutton, Jacob L. Devers, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, and Albert Préjean. After him are Ethel Lackie, Eduardo Astengo, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Paolo Barison, Joseph Alcazar, and Alessandro Frigerio.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Bernt Evensen ranks 360 out of 1,039. Before him are Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Shagrath (1976), Narve Bonna (1901), Cort Adeler (1622), Johannes Thingnes Bø (1993), and Truls Mørk (1961). After him are Arne Bendiksen (1926), Ferdinand Bie (1888), Abraham Berge (1851), Anita Thallaug (1938), Ole Østmo (1866), and Peder Kolstad (1878).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Bernt Evensen ranks 13. Before him are Alexia Bryn (1889), Odd Lundberg (1917), Knut Johannesen (1933), Roar Grønvold (1946), Sverre Farstad (1920), and Finn Helgesen (1919). After him are Sten Stensen (1947), Alv Gjestvang (1937), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Sigurd Moen (1897), Johann Olav Koss (1968), and Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960).

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