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Alf Andersen

1906 - 1975

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Alf Steen Andersen (15 May 1906 – 12 April 1975) was a Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Drammen, but represented the Oslo clubs Sandaker, Skeid and Lyn. He won the gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alf Andersen has received more than 13,952 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Alf Andersen is the 48th most popular skier (down from 25th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Norway (up from 269th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Alf Andersen ranks 48 out of 541. Before him are Maurilio De Zolt, Vreni Schneider, Gunde Svan, Émile Allais, Erik Schinegger, and Sigmund Ruud. After him are Therese Johaug, Thomas Wassberg, Raisa Smetanina, Henri Oreiller, Vegard Ulvang, and Toini Gustafsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Alf Andersen ranks 233. Before him are Boris Papandopulo, Georges Ronsse, Alexander Gelfond, Tony Accardo, Milutin Ivković, and Olga Taussky-Todd. After him are Abdylas Maldybaev, Rudolf Krčil, Zoltan Sarosy, Prithviraj Kapoor, Karl Sesta, and Axel Cadier. Among people deceased in 1975, Alf Andersen ranks 154. Before him are Willy Böckl, Gaston Gallimard, Heinz Müller, Nils Eriksen, Paul Verhoeven, and Nilo Murtinho Braga. After him are Piero Dusio, Max Gluckman, Rod Serling, Fritz Wotruba, Gösta Andersson, and James Blish.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alf Andersen ranks 257 out of 927. Before him are Harriet Bosse (1878), Kristofer Hivju (1978), Knut Nystedt (1915), Ellen Gleditsch (1879), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), and Sigmund Ruud (1907). After him are Thoralf Skolem (1887), Berit Mørdre (1940), Therese Johaug (1988), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Olav Duun (1876), and Jan P. Syse (1930).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Alf Andersen ranks 11. Before him are Marit Bjørgen (1980), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), and Sigmund Ruud (1907). After him are Therese Johaug (1988), Vegard Ulvang (1963), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Inger Aufles (1941), Ivar Formo (1951), and Anders Haugen (1888).

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