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Peder Pedersen

1945 - 2015

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Peder Pedersen (3 November 1945 – 9 January 2015) was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1968 Olympics. He also competed in the sprint at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. He was selected at the Olympic flag bearer for Denmark in 1972. Pedersen won two medals in the sprint at the amateur world championships in 1969–70. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peder Pedersen is the 300th most popular cyclist (up from 310th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 619th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Peder Pedersen ranks 300 out of 1,613. Before him are Alessandro Petacchi, Gregor Braun, Giuseppe Beghetto, Józef Lange, Victor Fontan, and Ivan Basso. After him are Laurent Jalabert, August von Gödrich, Steven Rooks, Antonio Maspes, Pascal Richard, and Óscar Freire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Peder Pedersen ranks 554. Before him are Shirley Walker, Leigh Taylor-Young, Ray Jackendoff, Luis Garisto, Amos Sawyer, and Ian McLagan. After him are Diane Sawyer, Henri Emmanuelli, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Carl Robie, Filoimea Telito, and Jim Gordon. Among people deceased in 2015, Peder Pedersen ranks 414. Before him are Andy White, Haskell Wexler, Maria Golubnichaya, Miloslava Misáková, Eric Thompson, and Ellen Albertini Dow. After him are Richard Bass, Catherine E. Coulson, Robert La Caze, Ann Rule, Sergio Caprari, and Bruno Pesaola.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Peder Pedersen ranks 591 out of 1,032. Before him are Gunnar Asmussen (1944), Whigfield (1970), Hans Scherfig (1905), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Jens Jørn Bertelsen (1952), and Jan Mølby (1963). After him are Ellen Winther (1933), Mariann Fischer Boel (1943), Michala Petri (1958), John Lauridsen (1959), Niels Petersen (1885), and Klaus Berggreen (1958).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Peder Pedersen ranks 13. Before him are Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), Charles Schlee (1873), Michael Rasmussen (1974), and Gunnar Asmussen (1944). After him are Jørgen Marcussen (1950), Kim Andersen (1958), Hans-Henrik Ørsted (1954), Mads Pedersen (1995), Rolf Sørensen (1965), and Reno Olsen (1947).

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