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Steinar Amundsen

1945 - 2022

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Steinar Amundsen (4 July 1945 – 16 June 2022) was a Norwegian sprint canoeist who mostly competed in four-man events. He won a world title in 1970 and 1975, a European title in 1969, and an Olympic gold medal in 1968, and a bronze medal at the 1972 Games. His younger brother Harald was also an Olympic canoeist. Amundsen's achievements also include winning four Nordic championships and 13 national titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steinar Amundsen is the 492nd most popular athlete (down from 379th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Steinar Amundsen ranks 492 out of 6,025. Before him are Betty Robinson, Veikko Kankkonen, Jean Pickering, Rafer Johnson, Paavo Yrjölä, and Milan Nenadić. After him are Adolf Wiklund, Wally Kinnear, Imre Nagy, Olivér Halassy, Henry Eriksson, and Ken McArthur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steinar Amundsen ranks 346. Before him are Tommy Franks, Walter Momper, Tammi Terrell, Ivan Lins, Norio Wakamoto, and Diahnne Abbott. After him are Yu Zhengsheng, Burning Spear, Sadok Sassi, Naftali Temu, Leif G. W. Persson, and Hugo Fernández. Among people deceased in 2022, Steinar Amundsen ranks 297. Before him are İsmail Ogan, Paul Herman, Boris Melnikov, Technoblade, Herbert Achternbusch, and Henk Groot. After him are Joseph Raz, Chaim Kanievsky, Pharoah Sanders, Hugo Fernández, Lygia Fagundes Telles, and Carmela Corren.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Steinar Amundsen ranks 263 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Martinus Rørbye (1803), Knut Nystedt (1915), Grete Waitz (1953), and Per Borten (1913). After him are John Arne Riise (1980), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Vicky Vette (1965), Johan Ferner (1927), Gerhard Munthe (1849), and Thoralf Skolem (1887).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Steinar Amundsen ranks 12. Before him are Egil Danielsen (1933), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Harald Grønningen (1934), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), and Grete Waitz (1953). After him are Sverre Stenersen (1926), Hakon Barfod (1926), Tom Sandberg (1955), Yngvar Bryn (1881), Håkon Brusveen (1927), and Tarjei Bø (1988).

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