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Sverre Stenersen

1926 - 2005

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Sverre Stenersen (18 June 1926 – 17 December 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual gold medals at the 1954 World Championships and 1956 Olympics. He also won a bronze at the 1952 Olympics and a silver at the 1958 World Championships. Stenersen won the Nordic combined event at the national championships in 1954–58 and at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, 1956 and 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sverre Stenersen is the 631st most popular athlete (up from 887th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Norway (up from 356th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sverre Stenersen ranks 631 out of 6,025. Before him are Eino Penttilä, Kazım Ayvaz, Angelo Vanzin, Konrad Stäheli, Joseph Alzin, and Kenenisa Bekele. After him are Lars Hall, Gyula Török, Émile Delchambre, Jan Brzák-Felix, Lidiya Alfeyeva, and Milkha Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Sverre Stenersen ranks 309. Before him are Christine Jorgensen, Ian Paisley, James Krüss, Bal Thackeray, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Astrid Ivask. After him are Bryan Johnson, Hong Deok-young, René Depestre, Edmund Purdom, Julius Katchen, and Abdur Rahman Biswas. Among people deceased in 2005, Sverre Stenersen ranks 204. Before him are Sunil Dutt, Ossie Davis, Vladimir Toporov, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Jan Pieter Schotte, and Abdallah Ibrahim. After him are Pierre Daninos, Hong Deok-young, Song Renqiong, Melita Norwood, Giuliano Bonfante, and Fabrizio Meoni.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sverre Stenersen ranks 291 out of 1,039. Before him are Reidar Andersen (1911), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Sam Eyde (1866), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Jørgen Løvland (1848), and Inger Aufles (1941). After him are Axel Thue (1863), Anita Hegerland (1961), Harald Sæverud (1897), Ivar Formo (1951), Arnulf Øverland (1889), and Knut Haugland (1917).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Sverre Stenersen ranks 13. Before him are Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Harald Grønningen (1934), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Grete Waitz (1953), and Steinar Amundsen (1945). After him are Hakon Barfod (1926), Tom Sandberg (1955), Yngvar Bryn (1881), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Tarjei Bø (1988), and Gjermund Eggen (1941).

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