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Oskar Olsen

1897 - 1956

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Oskar Viktor Olsen (17 October 1897 – 28 December 1956) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. He also competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Olsen is the 1,509th most popular athlete (down from 741st in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from Norway (down from 328th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oskar Olsen ranks 1,509 out of 6,025. Before him are Carl Bertilsson, Nino, Vincent Matthews, Max Stiepl, Arthur Schnabel, and Nina Otkalenko. After him are William Hogenson, Arno Bieberstein, Jutta Heine, Finn Haunstoft, Jiří Lanský, and Sylvi Saimo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Oskar Olsen ranks 278. Before him are Władysław Broniewski, Ramón Gil, Ivan Borkovský, Ramdas Gandhi, Mikhail Yefremov, and Gregory Ratoff. After him are Florence B. Seibert, Silverio Izaguirre, Tilly Edinger, Áron Tamási, James Parrott, and Nunnally Johnson. Among people deceased in 1956, Oskar Olsen ranks 195. Before him are Gerald Finzi, Theodor Pallady, Lajos Asztalos, Alice Greene, Robert Yerkes, and Manilal Gandhi. After him are Walter de la Mare, Edward Arnold, Jim Elliot, Jan Lechoń, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, and Charley Grapewin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Oskar Olsen ranks 421 out of 1,039. Before him are Ingrid Kristiansen (1956), Grethe Kausland (1947), Sten Stensen (1947), Berit Aunli (1956), Klaus Egge (1906), and Øystein Ore (1899). After him are Emil Stang (1834), Charles Ericksen (1875), Tore Berger (1944), Ole Lilloe-Olsen (1883), Jan Egil Storholt (1949), and Lene Nystrøm (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Oskar Olsen ranks 37. Before him are Per Ivar Moe (1944), Eirik Kvalfoss (1959), Jan Johansen (1944), Arne Halse (1887), Asbjørn Ruud (1919), and Ingrid Kristiansen (1956). After him are Tore Berger (1944), Ole Lilloe-Olsen (1883), Jan Egil Storholt (1949), Reidar Liaklev (1917), Brit Pettersen (1961), and Babben Enger-Damon (1939).

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