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Johan Grøttumsbråten

1899 - 1983

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Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten (24 February 1899 – 24 January 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s, he won several medals in the early Winter Olympics. Most notably, he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter Olympics, and as one of the only two entrants to win two gold medalists from St. Moritz, was the most successful athlete there, along with Clas Thunberg of Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Grøttumsbråten is the 172nd most popular athlete (up from 176th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Norway (up from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 172 out of 6,025. Before him are Karl Röderer, Thomas Hicks, Ethel Smith, Joseph Guillemot, Jim Bausch, and Lia Manoliu. After him are Giuseppe Moioli, Saïd Aouita, Ecaterina Oancia, Gaston Reiff, Naoto Tajima, and Irving Baxter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 131. Before him are Jimmie Angel, Maria Yudina, Domingo Tejera, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Joseph Guillemot, and František Tomášek. After him are Anselmo Alliegro y Milá, Justas Paleckis, Lonnie Johnson, Aleksander Zawadzki, Carlos Chávez, and Anni Albers. Among people deceased in 1983, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 95. Before him are Corrie ten Boom, Ibrahim Abboud, Ángel Labruna, Juan López Fontana, Charlie Rivel, and Florence Owens Thompson. After him are Grigori Aleksandrov, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Yuri Levitan, Fritz Machlup, Anthony Blunt, and Shūji Terayama.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 177 out of 1,039. Before him are Euronymous (1968), Karin Fossum (1954), Margit Sandemo (1924), Birger Ruud (1911), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), and Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836). After him are Kjell Askildsen (1929), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Kristofer Hivju (1978), Thekla Resvoll (1871), and Oscar Wisting (1871).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 2. Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974). After him are Berit Mørdre (1940), Magnar Solberg (1937), Helge Løvland (1890), Egil Danielsen (1933), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Harald Grønningen (1934), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Grete Waitz (1953), and Steinar Amundsen (1945).

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