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Magnar Solberg

1937 - Today

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Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magnar Solberg is the 214th most popular athlete (up from 355th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Norway (up from 250th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Magnar Solberg ranks 214 out of 6,025. Before him are Samuel Jones, Gyula Kellner, Saint-George Ashe, Jonni Myyrä, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, and Otto Herschmann. After him are William Stevenson, Parry O'Brien, Rosemarie Ackermann, Armin Hary, Nadezhda Chizhova, and Bob King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Magnar Solberg ranks 208. Before him are Ted Nelson, Moshood Abiola, Gaston Roelants, Tom Stoppard, Richard Jordan, and Edita Piekha. After him are Armin Hary, Rupiah Banda, Édith Scob, Mehdi Karroubi, Judy Tegart-Dalton, and Michael Sata.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnar Solberg ranks 190 out of 1,039. Before him are Amalie Skram (1846), Henrik Steffens (1773), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Per Petterson (1952), Berit Mørdre (1940), and Arnfinn Bergmann (1928). After him are Knud Knudsen (1812), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jørgen Juve (1906), Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), and Helge Løvland (1890).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Magnar Solberg ranks 4. Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), and Berit Mørdre (1940). After him are 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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