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Willy Hansen

1906 - 1978

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Willy Falck Hansen (4 April 1906 – 18 March 1978) was a Danish track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics with Edmund Hansen and gold and bronze medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Hansen is the 89th most popular cyclist (up from 169th in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 485th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Willy Hansen ranks 89 out of 1,613. Before him are Greg LeMond, Marcel Kint, Mino De Rossi, Alexander Vinokourov, Lucien Aimar, and Miguel Poblet. After him are Tommy Godwin, Benjamin Jones, Antonin Magne, Enzo Sacchi, Jean Robic, and Sean Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Willy Hansen ranks 203. Before him are Jerzy Giedroyc, Juan Carlos Calvo, Alex Thépot, Tuvia Bielski, Alberto Lleras Camargo, and Yakov Malik. After him are Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, S. D. Burman, Jan Werich, Renato Cesarini, Alf Andersen, and Joan Blondell. Among people deceased in 1978, Willy Hansen ranks 132. Before him are Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Rudolf Svensson, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, Julio Jaramillo, and Leo Genn. After him are Edward Lindberg, Carlos Riolfo, Liane Augustin, Jean Nicolas, Georges Speicher, and Federico Chávez.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Willy Hansen ranks 355 out of 1,032. Before him are Svend Asmussen (1916), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), Lis Hartel (1921), Peter Freuchen (1886), Søren Kam (1921), and Inge Sørensen (1924). After him are Torben Ulrich (1928), Kim Larsen (1945), Harald Klak (null), Martha of Denmark (1277), Vilhelm Buhl (1881), and Johan Kjeldahl (1849).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Willy Hansen ranks 4. Before him are Henry Hansen (1902), Tony Rominger (1961), and Bjarne Riis (1964). After him are Axel Schandorff (1925), Ole Ritter (1941), Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), Charles Schlee (1873), Michael Rasmussen (1974), and Gunnar Asmussen (1944).

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