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Vegard Ulvang

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Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), and won the World Cup in 1990. He has also won nine gold, six silver, and two bronze medals in the Norwegian Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vegard Ulvang is the 72nd most popular skier (down from 46th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Norway (down from 257th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Vegard Ulvang ranks 72 out of 817. Before him are Erik Schinegger, Giuliana Minuzzo, Maurilio De Zolt, Helmut Recknagel, Janica Kostelić, and Anja Pärson. After him are Torgeir Brandtzæg, Anders Haugen, Elis Wiklund, Vladimir Smirnov, François Bonlieu, and Jouko Törmänen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Vegard Ulvang ranks 259. Before him are Juan Ramón López Caro, Dražen Ladić, Sam Childers, Rupert Graves, Ute Lemper, and Randy Johnson. After him are Peter Scully, Shin Kyung-sook, Brian Greene, Pia Cramling, Alex Proyas, and Toru Kamikawa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 326 out of 1,039. Before him are Otto Blehr (1847), Michael Sars (1805), Odd Lundberg (1917), Hans Jæger (1854), Håkon Brusveen (1927), and Christian Lassen (1800). After him are Knut Johannesen (1933), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Deeyah Khan (1977), Anders Haugen (1888), Peder Balke (1804), and Erlend Loe (1969).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 15. Before him are Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Reidar Andersen (1911), Inger Aufles (1941), Ivar Formo (1951), and Sigmund Ruud (1907). After him are Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Anders Haugen (1888), Therese Johaug (1988), Narve Bonna (1901), Erling Evensen (1914), and Berit Aunli (1956).

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