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Frithjof Sælen

1892 - 1975

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Frithjof Olsen Sælen, Sr. (5 August 1892 – 8 October 1975) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Eight years later he won a silver medal again as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frithjof Sælen is the 137th most popular gymnast (down from 114th in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Norway (down from 444th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Frithjof Sælen ranks 137 out of 370. Before him are Knut Torell, Gun Röring, Sigvard Sivertsen, Gyula Kakas, Luciano Savorini, and Göta Pettersson. After him are Per Nilsson, Alfred Engelsen, Jacob Opdahl, Bedřich Šupčík, Otto Authén, and Nils Granfelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Frithjof Sælen ranks 283. Before him are Franciszek Szymczyk, Claire Windsor, Archibald MacLeish, Liesl Karlstadt, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Charles Brackett. After him are Ross Cuthbert, Stuart Davis, Mady Christians, Bjarne Johnsen, John F. Seitz, and Augusta Savage. Among people deceased in 1975, Frithjof Sælen ranks 248. Before him are August Dvorak, Beatrix Loughran, Minta Durfee, Lionel Tertis, Joseph Calleia, and Leslie Boardman. After him are Pamela Brown, Steve Prefontaine, Anatoly Blagonravov, Evelyn Brent, Fidel Ortiz, and Kay Johnson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Frithjof Sælen ranks 480 out of 1,039. Before him are Greta Nissen (1906), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Harald Strøm (1897), Rolf Holmberg (1914), Bjørn Paulson (1923), and Kjell Ola Dahl (1958). After him are Harald Natvig (1872), Natassia Malthe (1974), Kjetil Rekdal (1968), Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883), Alf Hansen (1948), and Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961).

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Among GYMNASTS In Norway

Among gymnasts born in Norway, Frithjof Sælen ranks 6. Before him are Isak Abrahamsen (1891), Bjarne Pettersen (1891), Georg Selenius (1884), Øistein Schirmer (1879), and Sigvard Sivertsen (1881). After him are Alfred Engelsen (1893), Jacob Opdahl (1894), Bjarne Johnsen (1892), Thomas Thorstensen (1880), Hans Beyer (1889), and Robert Sjursen (1891).

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