SKATER

Sverre Farstad

1920 - 1978

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Sverre Farstad (8 February 1920 – 27 March 1978) was a Norwegian speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sverre Farstad is the 73rd most popular skater (up from 114th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 437th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Sverre Farstad ranks 73 out of 483. Before him are Brian Orser, Melitta Brunner, Klara Guseva, Barbara Ann Scott, Roar Grønvold, and Viktor Kosichkin. After him are Jacqueline du Bief, Kaija Mustonen, Hans Gerschwiler, Finn Helgesen, Lilly Scholz, and Edgar Syers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Sverre Farstad ranks 320. Before him are Yuri Nagibin, Putra of Perlis, Marie Ljalková, Ruth Maier, Ljubomir Lovrić, and Ali Sabri. After him are Anselmo Duarte, Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Claude Cheysson, Tony Crook, Raymond Salles, and Bohumil Kudrna. Among people deceased in 1978, Sverre Farstad ranks 191. Before him are Giuseppe Impastato, Victor Hasselblad, Baltasar Albéniz, Pedro Bergés, Ahmad al-Ghashmi, and Greta Johansson. After him are Will Geer, Birger Sörvik, Peggy Wood, Josette Day, Vasili Merkuryev, and Paul Yü Pin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sverre Farstad ranks 342 out of 1,039. Before him are Jørn Andersen (1963), Ståle Solbakken (1968), Linn Ullmann (1966), Tore André Flo (1973), Roar Grønvold (1946), and Tarjei Bø (1988). After him are Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Terje Rypdal (1947), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Therese Johaug (1988), Fartein Valen (1887), and Grímur Kamban (801).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Sverre Farstad ranks 11. Before him are Fred Anton Maier (1938), Roald Aas (1928), Alexia Bryn (1889), Odd Lundberg (1917), Knut Johannesen (1933), and Roar Grønvold (1946). After him are Finn Helgesen (1919), Bernt Evensen (1905), Sten Stensen (1947), Alv Gjestvang (1937), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), and Sigurd Moen (1897).

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