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Kristen Skjeldal

1967 - Today

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Kristen Skjeldal (born 27 May 1967) is an Olympic champion and cross-country skier from Norway. He has won three olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He won his first gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He finished fourth in 30 km freestyle event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, but was awarded the bronze medal upon Spain's Johann Mühlegg EPO-doping disqualification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Kristen Skjeldal is the 339th most popular skier (down from 302nd in 2024), the 677th most popular biography from Norway (down from 629th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Kristen Skjeldal ranks 339 out of 817. Before him are Maria Höfl-Riesch, Jari Isometsä, Anders Aukland, Hans Petter Buraas, Michael Walchhofer, and Lasse Ottesen. After him are André Myhrer, Jon Inge Kjørum, Ola Vigen Hattestad, Hirokazu Yagi, Sofia Goggia, and Mika Laitinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kristen Skjeldal ranks 699. Before him are Sylvie Fréchette, Ruth Gemmell, David Herman, Seo Hyang-soon, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, and Heidi Mohr. After him are Mopreme Shakur, Shannon Hoon, Claus Christiansen, Fernando Moner, Mona Eltahawy, and Jeroen Boere.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kristen Skjeldal ranks 677 out of 1,039. Before him are Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1992), Julian Ryerson (1997), Anders Aukland (1972), Hans Petter Buraas (1975), Alexander Dale Oen (1985), and Lasse Ottesen (1974). After him are Jon Inge Kjørum (1965), Tommy Wirkola (1979), Ola Vigen Hattestad (1982), Bent Skammelsrud (1966), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984), and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (1992).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Kristen Skjeldal ranks 62. Before him are Roar Ljøkelsøy (1976), Kristin Størmer Steira (1981), Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (1992), Anders Aukland (1972), Hans Petter Buraas (1975), and Lasse Ottesen (1974). After him are Jon Inge Kjørum (1965), Ola Vigen Hattestad (1982), Anders Bardal (1982), Ole Christian Eidhammer (1965), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), and Jan Einar Thorsen (1966).

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