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Roar Grønvold

1946 - Today

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Roar Grønvold (born 19 March 1946) is a former speed skater from Norway. Grønvold had his best year in 1972 when he became Norwegian Allround Champion and won silver at the Norwegian Sprint Championships. In addition, he won silver at the 1972 Winter Olympics of Sapporo on both the 1,500 m and the 5,000 m, and he won silver at both the European Allround and the World Allround Championships. All four of those Olympic, World, and European silver medals were behind Ard Schenk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roar Grønvold is the 71st most popular skater (up from 130th in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from Norway (up from 464th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Roar Grønvold ranks 71 out of 483. Before him are Evgeni Plushenko, Knut Johannesen, Brian Orser, Melitta Brunner, Klara Guseva, and Barbara Ann Scott. After him are Viktor Kosichkin, Sverre Farstad, Jacqueline du Bief, Kaija Mustonen, Hans Gerschwiler, and Finn Helgesen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Roar Grønvold ranks 526. Before him are Aynsley Dunbar, Jeff Sessions, Mary Beth Hurt, Eddy Treijtel, James C. Adamson, and Hamengkubuwono X. After him are Harry Vos, Andreas Kunz, Oldřich Machač, Andy Bown, Jean Thissen, and Tadevuš Kandrusievič.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Roar Grønvold ranks 340 out of 1,039. Before him are Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Olav Aukrust (1883), Jørn Andersen (1963), Ståle Solbakken (1968), Linn Ullmann (1966), and Tore André Flo (1973). After him are Tarjei Bø (1988), Sverre Farstad (1920), Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Terje Rypdal (1947), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), and Therese Johaug (1988).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Roar Grønvold ranks 10. Before him are Ivar Ballangrud (1904), Fred Anton Maier (1938), Roald Aas (1928), Alexia Bryn (1889), Odd Lundberg (1917), and Knut Johannesen (1933). After him are Sverre Farstad (1920), Finn Helgesen (1919), Bernt Evensen (1905), Sten Stensen (1947), Alv Gjestvang (1937), and Lisbeth Korsmo (1948).

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