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Egil Danielsen

1933 - 2019

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Egil Danielsen (9 November 1933 – 29 July 2019) was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the gold medal in 1956. Danielsen, who used an old-type wooden javelin, did poorly in the 1956 final, which was led by his Polish friend Janusz Sidło. Trying to help Danielsen, Sidło lent him his modern steel javelin, and Michel Macquet gave him a cup of strong coffee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egil Danielsen is the 295th most popular athlete (down from 125th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Norway (down from 149th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Egil Danielsen ranks 295 out of 6,025. Before him are Vsevolod Bobrov, Robert Taylor, Ursula Happe, Józef Szmidt, George Kerr, and John Paine. After him are Bill Miller, Juan Carlos Zabala, Walter Byron, Larry Black, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Jim Thorpe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Egil Danielsen ranks 227. Before him are Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Kerstin Ekman, Juan Marsé, Michael Dukakis, Mary Ure, and Julieta Serrano. After him are Syd Mead, Carlos Correia, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Louis Farrakhan, Romuald Klim, and Justo Tejada. Among people deceased in 2019, Egil Danielsen ranks 207. Before him are Seymour Cassel, Gyoji Matsumoto, Michel Aumont, Paul Volcker, José José, and Girish Karnad. After him are Syd Mead, Ilaria Occhini, Ric Ocasek, Guillaume Faye, Alasdair Gray, and Rudi Gutendorf.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Egil Danielsen ranks 207 out of 1,039. Before him are Jon Elster (1940), Fred Anton Maier (1938), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Åge Hareide (1953), Arne Brustad (1912), and Oddbjørn Hagen (1908). After him are Nils Christie (1928), Roald Aas (1928), Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1870), Jens Munk (1579), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), and Ellen Gleditsch (1879).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Egil Danielsen ranks 6. Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Berit Mørdre (1940), Magnar Solberg (1937), and Helge Løvland (1890). After him are Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Harald Grønningen (1934), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Grete Waitz (1953), and Steinar Amundsen (1945).

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