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Sten Stensen

1947 - Today

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Sten Einar Stensen (born 18 December 1947) is a former speed skater. Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, he was one of the legendary four S-es ("four aces" in Norwegian), contemporary Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 1980s. Stensen excelled at the longer distances, especially the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, and set two world records. He was World Allround Champion in 1974 and European Allround Champion in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sten Stensen is the 104th most popular skater (down from 103rd in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Norway (up from 421st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Sten Stensen ranks 104 out of 483. Before him are Sissy Schwarz, Nancy Kerrigan, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Paul Falk, and Carol Heiss. After him are Jeanne Ashworth, Lassi Parkkinen, Steven Bradbury, Kees Verkerk, David Jenkins, and Denise Biellmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sten Stensen ranks 649. Before him are Stuart Hameroff, Torsten Palm, Bernie Leadon, John Lipsky, Grethe Kausland, and Rita Wilden. After him are Blagoje Paunović, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Meredith Baxter, Hal Abelson, Barbara Ferrell, and Kim Darby.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sten Stensen ranks 417 out of 1,039. Before him are Inger Hagerup (1905), Aksel Hennie (1975), Ian Haugland (1964), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), Ingrid Kristiansen (1956), and Grethe Kausland (1947). After him are Berit Aunli (1956), Klaus Egge (1906), Øystein Ore (1899), Oskar Olsen (1897), Emil Stang (1834), and Charles Ericksen (1875).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Sten Stensen ranks 14. Before him are Odd Lundberg (1917), Knut Johannesen (1933), Roar Grønvold (1946), Sverre Farstad (1920), Finn Helgesen (1919), and Bernt Evensen (1905). After him are Alv Gjestvang (1937), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Sigurd Moen (1897), Johann Olav Koss (1968), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), and Kay Stenshjemmet (1953).

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