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Bjørn Paulson

1923 - 2008

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Bjørn Andreas Paulson (21 June 1923 – 14 January 2008) was a Norwegian high jumper and jurist. He was a grandson of Andreas Paulson. He was born in Bergen, but represented the club IL Skjalg. At the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London he finished second in the high jump final with a jump of 1.95 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bjørn Paulson is the 1,906th most popular athlete (down from 1,804th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Norway (up from 496th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bjørn Paulson ranks 1,906 out of 6,025. Before him are Erik Svensson, DeHart Hubbard, Romolo Catasta, Erwin Keller, Roman Šebrle, and Josef Augusta. After him are Iryna Yatchenko, Stig Sjölin, Anna Dresden-Polak, Sofia Corban, Zhu Jianhua, and Ambrus Nagy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Bjørn Paulson ranks 427. Before him are Ted Stevens, Ernesto Prinoth, Gunnar Åkerlund, Fernando Campos, Vladimir Tendryakov, and Romolo Catasta. After him are John M. Allegro, Armand Borel, Mae Young, Ralph Giordano, James Dickey, and Bernice Rubens. Among people deceased in 2008, Bjørn Paulson ranks 332. Before him are Alton Ellis, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Buddy Miles, Derog Gioura, Marilyn Ferguson, and Sam Tingle. After him are Tony Rolt, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Jeff Healey, Sigitas Geda, Sam Bottoms, and Judah Folkman.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Bjørn Paulson ranks 478 out of 1,039. Before him are Ernst Larsen (1926), Annie (1977), Greta Nissen (1906), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Harald Strøm (1897), and Rolf Holmberg (1914). After him are Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Frithjof Sælen (1892), Harald Natvig (1872), Natassia Malthe (1974), Kjetil Rekdal (1968), and Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Bjørn Paulson ranks 47. Before him are Reidar Liaklev (1917), Brit Pettersen (1961), Babben Enger-Damon (1939), Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Fred Børre Lundberg (1969), and Ernst Larsen (1926). After him are Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Andreas Thorkildsen (1982), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Bjarte Engen Vik (1971), and Tiril Eckhoff (1990).

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