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Hallgeir Brenden

1929 - 2007

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Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960. He also won three events at the Holmenkollen ski festival: 18 km in 1952 and 15 km in 1956 and 1963. He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 1952 and the Holmenkollen medal in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hallgeir Brenden is the 451st most popular athlete (down from 423rd in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Norway (up from 264th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 451 out of 6,025. Before him are Tinus Osendarp, Ödön Földessy, Gordon George Avery, Olavi Mannonen, Ed Hamm, and Karl-Erik Nilsson. After him are Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Lyudmila Bragina, Harri Larva, Virgilijus Alekna, Anatoly Khrapaty, and Wolfgang Nordwig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 294. Before him are Txillardegi, Mithat Bayrak, Carlo Ubbiali, Ken McGregor, Ödön Földessy, and Ruth Pfau. After him are Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Haruo Nakajima, Don Murray, Hubert Dreyfus, Lúcio Lara, and Jean Pickering. Among people deceased in 2007, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 217. Before him are Zara Dolukhanova, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Bruno Ruffo, Ken McGregor, Paulinho de Almeida, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe. After him are Vlatko Pavletić, Ronald Speirs, Stuart Rosenberg, Néstor Rossi, Veikko Karvonen, and Ian Richardson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 254 out of 1,039. Before him are Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Sonja Wigert (1913), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Haakon the Young (1232), Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), and Wenche Myhre (1947). After him are Erik Werenskiold (1855), Aurora (1996), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Martinus Rørbye (1803), and Knut Nystedt (1915).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 10. Before him are Magnar Solberg (1937), Helge Løvland (1890), Egil Danielsen (1933), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Harald Grønningen (1934), and Simon Slåttvik (1917). After him are Grete Waitz (1953), Steinar Amundsen (1945), Sverre Stenersen (1926), Hakon Barfod (1926), Tom Sandberg (1955), and Yngvar Bryn (1881).

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