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Andreas Thorkildsen

1982 - Today

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Andreas Thorkildsen (born 1 April 1982) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was the Olympic Champion in 2004 and 2008, European Champion in 2006 and 2010, and World Champion in 2009. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to simultaneously be European, World and Olympic Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Thorkildsen has received more than 229,443 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Andreas Thorkildsen is the 1,918th most popular athlete (down from 841st in 2019), the 574th most popular biography from Norway (down from 390th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 1,918 out of 3,059Before him are Florica Lavric, Ramona Neubert, Lukas Hofer, Dudley Storey, Anthea Stewart, and Galina Malchugina. After him are Zola Budd, Wayde van Niekerk, Zersenay Tadese, George Woods, Tatyana Providokhina, and Scott Moir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 361Before him are Marian Cozma, Bradley Pierce, Germán Lux, Nadir Belhadj, Shin Dong-hyuk, and Diego Cavalieri. After him are Anderson Varejão, Esmé Bianco, Zersenay Tadese, Keri Hilson, Kang Hye-jung, and Cristian Daniel Ledesma.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 574 out of 927Before him are Erling Jevne (1966), Roar Ljøkelsøy (1976), Anja Garbarek (1970), Henrik Kristoffersen (1994), Christian Ruud (1972), and Maria Mena (1986). After him are Terje Hauge (1965), André Bergdølmo (1971), Tor Arne Hetland (1974), Ørjan Nyland (1990), Alexander Dale Oen (1985), and Dan Eggen (1970).

Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 55Before him are Bjørn Paulson (1923), Bjarte Engen Vik (1971), Leif Jenssen (1948), Frank Hansen (1945), Lars Berger (1979), and Alf Hansen (1948). After him are Karsten Warholm (1996), Egil Gjelland (1973), Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (1996), Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (1992), Anne Elvebakk (1966), and Geir Moen (1969).