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Niels Holst-Sørensen

1922 - 2023

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Niels Holst-Sørensen (19 December 1922 – 24 October 2023) was a Danish athlete and air force officer, and a centenarian. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force from 1970 to 1982, and as Denmark's military representative to NATO from 1982 to 1986. He won gold and silver medals at the 1946 European Athletics Championships and served as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1977 to 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niels Holst-Sørensen is the 1,561st most popular athlete (down from 107th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 237th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Danish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Niels Holst-Sørensen ranks 1,561 out of 6,025. Before him are Ross Taylor, Árpád Bárány, George Cornet, Irina Kirichenko, József Kovács, and Tore Berger. After him are Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Phyllis Johnson, Hans Liesche, Heinz Pollay, Antonina Seredina, and Joseph Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Niels Holst-Sørensen ranks 373. Before him are Fyvush Finkel, Miron Białoszewski, Grace Paley, Kuno Klötzer, Ray Anthony, and Don Patinkin. After him are Rosendo Hernández, Regina Resnik, Raffaele La Capria, Marjorie Gestring, José Hierro, and Ekaterina Kalinchuk. Among people deceased in 2023, Niels Holst-Sørensen ranks 452. Before him are Agustí Villaronga, Dario Campeotto, Max Hardcore, Bernie Marsden, Stéphane Demol, and Christian Dalger. After him are Richard Davis, Faustin Twagiramungu, Juan Carlos Sarnari, Patricia Bredin, Robert Budzynski, and Allan Jay.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Niels Holst-Sørensen ranks 575 out of 1,032. Before him are Finn Haunstoft (1928), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), Michael Pedersen Friis (1857), Martin Jørgensen (1975), Stig Tøfting (1969), and Emmelie de Forest (1993). After him are Margrete Auken (1945), Otto Liebe (1860), Bent Peder Rasch (1934), Bjørn Lomborg (1965), Claes Bang (1967), and Michael Rasmussen (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Denmark

Among athletes born in Denmark, Niels Holst-Sørensen ranks 19. Before him are Niels Fredborg (1946), Aage Larsen (1923), Kurt Helmudt (1943), Ebbe Parsner (1922), Erik Hansen (1939), and Finn Haunstoft (1928). After him are Bent Peder Rasch (1934), John Hansen (1938), Anders Peter Nielsen (1867), Finn Pedersen (1925), Iván García (null), and Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1965).

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