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Petter Northug

1986 - Today

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Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. He is also the record holder for most stage wins (13) in Tour de Ski. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petter Northug is the 170th most popular skier (up from 187th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from Norway (up from 518th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Petter Northug ranks 170 out of 817. Before him are Barbara Petzold, Andreas Goldberger, Lara Gut-Behrami, Annemarie Buchner, Maria Walliser, and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. After him are Wojciech Fortuna, Peter Müller, Mika Myllylä, Kazuyoshi Funaki, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, and Seiji Aochi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Petter Northug ranks 155. Before him are Yoann Gourcuff, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Teddy Sinclair, Piermario Morosini, Kyrylo Budanov, and Katatau. After him are Jai Courtney, Yash, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Ryu Jun-yeol, Deepika Padukone, and Nathalia Dill.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 490 out of 1,039. Before him are Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883), Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Sigurd Moen (1897), and Halvdan Koht (1873). After him are Andreas Thorkildsen (1982), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Alfred Engelsen (1893), Jacob Opdahl (1894), Øivind Holmsen (1912), and Carl I. Hagen (1944).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 28. Before him are Lasse Kjus (1971), Tora Berger (1981), Anette Bøe (1957), Aksel Lund Svindal (1982), Espen Bredesen (1968), and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996). After him are Thomas Alsgaard (1972), Anne Jahren (1963), Bente Skari (1972), Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Stein Eriksen (1927), and Inger Helene Nybråten (1960).

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