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Ernst Larsen

1926 - 2015

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Ernst Willy Larsen (18 July 1926 – 2 December 2015) was a Norwegian athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He represented Ranheim IL. Larsen won the bronze medal in this event at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia as well as the 1954 European Championships in Athletics. His personal best time was 8:42.4 minutes, achieved in Trondheim on 5 September 1956. This gives him a 23rd place on the Norwegian all-time performers list. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Larsen is the 1,870th most popular athlete (down from 1,341st in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 431st in 2019) and the 46th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ernst Larsen ranks 1,870 out of 6,025. Before him are Ferenc Török, Elemér Somfay, András Szente, Josiah McCracken, Calvin Smith, and Vladimir Yashchenko. After him are Václav Havel, Uwe Hohn, Claudia Testoni, Aldo Montano, Sabine Busch, and Kalevi Hämäläinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ernst Larsen ranks 464. Before him are John Gardner, Anthony Shaffer, Jimmy Heath, Rashidi Kawawa, Elemér Szathmáry, and Tom Tryon. After him are José Manuel Caballero, Joe Verdeur, Ernest Mühlen, Göta Pettersson, Moira Shearer, and Noor Jehan. Among people deceased in 2015, Ernst Larsen ranks 430. Before him are Sajida al-Rishawi, Darren Shahlavi, Jihadi John, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bob Foster, and Marisa Del Frate. After him are Léon Mébiame, Andrew Lesnie, Andriy Kuzmenko, Kurt Oppelt, René Vautier, and Joan Leslie.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ernst Larsen ranks 472 out of 1,039. Before him are Thomas Bergersen (1980), Pål Sverre Hagen (1980), Jørn Lande (1968), Maria Haukaas Mittet (1979), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), and Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962). After him are Annie (1977), Greta Nissen (1906), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Harald Strøm (1897), Rolf Holmberg (1914), and Bjørn Paulson (1923).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Ernst Larsen ranks 46. Before him are Jan Egil Storholt (1949), Reidar Liaklev (1917), Brit Pettersen (1961), Babben Enger-Damon (1939), Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), and Fred Børre Lundberg (1969). After him are Bjørn Paulson (1923), Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Andreas Thorkildsen (1982), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), and Bjarte Engen Vik (1971).

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