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Andreas Thorkildsen

Norwegian javelin thrower

1982 - today

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His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Andreas Thorkildsen is the 1,943rd most popular athlete (down from 1,932nd in 2024), the 492nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 517th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Andreas Thorkildsen's biography appears in 37 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Athletes.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 1,943 out of 13,875. Before him are Stefan Holm, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, August Rodenberg, Aigars Fadejevs, Henry Jonsson, and Lyudmila Andonova. After him are Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Charles Thias, Ivan Fuqua, Lou Jones, Jasna Kolar-Merdan, and Wendy Smith-Sly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 194. Before him are Kazuki Tsuda, Tomasz Kuszczak, Thomas Middleditch, Kelly Clarkson, Yusuke Suzuki, and Kári Árnason. After him are Justin Chatwin, Chloé Zhao, Han Ga-in, Marco Amelia, Nicolas Mahut, and Mikhail Youzhny.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 492 out of 1,248. Before him are Alf Hansen (1948), Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Sigurd Moen (1897), Halvdan Koht (1873), and Petter Northug (1986). After him are Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Alfred Engelsen (1893), Jacob Opdahl (1894), Øivind Holmsen (1912), Carl I. Hagen (1944), and Roy Khan (1970).

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Among Athletes In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 50. Before him are Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Fred Børre Lundberg (1969), Ernst Larsen (1926), Bjørn Paulson (1923), Alf Hansen (1948), and Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (1961). After him are Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Bjarte Engen Vik (1971), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Leif Jenssen (1948), Sivert Guttorm Bakken (1998), and Kim Ji-soo (null).

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