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Øystein Pettersen

1983 - Today

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Øystein "Pølsa" Pettersen (born 19 January 1983 in Linderud) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier, television personality and podcast host who competed professionally from 2002 to 2019. He has six World Cup podiums, his best finish being second in individual sprint events. Together with Petter Northug he won gold medal in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In the Individual Sprint he was one of three Norwegians to reach the six-man final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Øystein Pettersen is the 893rd most popular skier (down from 686th in 2024), the 1,101st most popular biography from Norway (down from 904th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Øystein Pettersen ranks 893 out of 817. Before him are Mina Fürst Holtmann, Lucas Chanavat, Hanna Erikson, Marion Rolland, Manuel Poppinger, and Pius Paschke. After him are Ville Larinto, Eva-Maria Brem, Yuliya Belorukova, Yukiya Sato, David Morris, and Kristin Lysdahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Øystein Pettersen ranks 1,650. Before him are Tatsunori Yamagata, Daouda Sow, Ľubomír Michalík, Eric Shanteau, Sean Taylor, and Eddie Edwards. After him are Marquem Gonçalves Ferreira, Roger Johnson, Brett Davern, Natalia Sánchez, Nariyuki Masuda, and Denis Grebeshkov.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Øystein Pettersen ranks 1,101 out of 1,039. Before him are Mina Fürst Holtmann (1995), Sondre Holst Enger (1993), Knut Anders Sørum (1976), Flamur Kastrati (1991), Magnus Jøndal (1988), and Ståle Sandbech (1993). After him are Marianne Rokne (1978), Stefan Johansen (1991), Harald Reinkind (1992), Kristin Lysdahl (1996), Øystein Bråten (1995), and Vilde Ingstad (1994).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Øystein Pettersen ranks 146. Before him are Kenneth Gangnes (1989), Anders Gløersen (1986), Gyda Westvold Hansen (2002), Håvard Solås Taugbøl (1993), Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (1992), and Mina Fürst Holtmann (1995). After him are Kristin Lysdahl (1996), Øystein Bråten (1995), Silje Opseth (1999), Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (1987), Mona Løseth (1991), and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (1998).

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