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Eirik Verås Larsen

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Eirik Verås Larsen (born 26 March 1976 in Flekkefjord) is a Norwegian sprint kayaker who has competed internationally since the early 1990s. He has participated in three Summer Olympics, and has won a complete set of medals (gold: 2004 K-1 1000 m and 2012 K-1 1000 m, silver: 2008 K-1 1000 m, bronze: 2004 K-2 1000 m). Eirik Verås Larsen's definitive international breakthrough came when he and his companion Nils Olav Fjeldheim won the European Championship K2-1000 gold medal in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Eirik Verås Larsen is the 4,641st most popular athlete (down from 4,386th in 2024), the 874th most popular biography from Norway (down from 856th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eirik Verås Larsen ranks 4,641 out of 6,025. Before him are Cédric Lyard, Martin Doktor, Davide Tizzano, Pita Taufatofua, Meike Evers, and Alba Cabello. After him are Mabel Mosquera, Derrick Brew, Lillie Leatherwood, Dana Pyritz, Anne van Olst, and Sofia Bekatorou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Eirik Verås Larsen ranks 1,040. Before him are Yuji Kamimura, Christoph Sauser, Anthony B, Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov, Tatiana Panova, and Sammy Traoré. After him are Aleksei Alekseivich German, Takao Suzuki, Jamie Noble, Eduard Gritsun, Seth Wescott, and Shigeo Onoue.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Eirik Verås Larsen ranks 874 out of 1,039. Before him are Jonas Abrahamsen (1995), Gabriel Rasch (1976), Stig-André Berge (1983), Erik Valnes (1996), Tore Ruud Hofstad (1979), and Lars Helge Birkeland (1988). After him are Magnus Krog (1987), Per Ciljan Skjelbred (1987), Vegard Stake Laengen (1989), Jan Schmid (1983), Espen Knutsen (1972), and Tom Hilde (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Eirik Verås Larsen ranks 87. Before him are Henrik Ingebrigtsen (1991), Kristian Blummenfelt (1994), Tore Torvbråten (1968), Synnøve Solemdal (1989), Stig-André Berge (1983), and Lars Helge Birkeland (1988). After him are Anthon Grimsmo (1968), Anne Margrethe Hausken (1976), Kjetil Undset (1970), Fanny Horn Birkeland (1988), Johannes Dale (1997), and Filip Ingebrigtsen (1993).

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