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Jon Rønningen

1962 - Today

Jon Rønningen

Jon Rønningen (born 28 November 1962 in Oslo) is a former Norwegian wrestler and a member of Kolbotn IL (one of the largest sports clubs in Norway). He won a total of nine medals in international championships and was the third Norwegian to win two individual Summer Olympic gold medals, winning gold at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His brother Lars Rønningen was also a highly accomplished wrestler. In his 2017 book Hode i klemme (lit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jon Rønningen is the 479th most popular wrestler (down from 410th in 2024), the 631st most popular biography from Norway (up from 670th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Jon Rønningen ranks 480 out of 1,027. Before him are Omos, Maik Bullmann, Chris Hero, Samoa Joe, Atsuji Miyahara, Artur Aleksanyan, and Montel Vontavious Porter. After him are Ali Kayalı, Mariya Stadnik, Aleksandr Ivanov, Taha Akgül, and Kenneth Richmond.

Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia

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Omos
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 473
Maik Bullmann
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 474
Chris Hero
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 475
Samoa Joe
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 476
Atsuji Miyahara
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 477
Artur Aleksanyan
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 478
Montel Vontavious Porter
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 479
Jon Rønningen
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 480
Ali Kayalı
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 481
Mariya Stadnik
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 482
Aleksandr Ivanov
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 483
Taha Akgül
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 484
Kenneth Richmond
1926 - 2006
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 485

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jon Rønningen ranks 757. Before him are Paddy Lowe, Agnès Buzyn, Julie Otsuka, Aleksandr Potashov, Elmo Nüganen, and Elena Cattaneo. After him are Michal Viewegh, Jaime Magalhães, Kaija Kärkinen, Manasi Pradhan, Josef Hader, and Edson Aparecido de Souza.

Others Born in 1962

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Paddy Lowe
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 751
Agnès Buzyn
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 752
Julie Otsuka
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 753
Aleksandr Potashov
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 754
Elmo Nüganen
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 755
Elena Cattaneo
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 756
Jon Rønningen
WRESTLER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 757
Michal Viewegh
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 758
Jaime Magalhães
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 759
Kaija Kärkinen
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 760
Manasi Pradhan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 761
Josef Hader
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 762
Edson Aparecido de Souza
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 763