1982 - Today
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, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 1,918 out of 3,059. Before 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.
1962 - 2014
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 1,912
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 1,913
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,914
1939 - 2017
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,915
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,916
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 1,917
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 1,918
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,919
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,920
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,921
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,922
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,923
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,924
Among people born in 1982, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 361. Before 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.
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 355
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 356
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 357
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 358
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 359
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 360
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 361
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 362
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 363
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 364
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 365
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 366
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 367
Among people born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 574 out of 927. Before 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).
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 568
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 569
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 570
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 571
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 572
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 573
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 574
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 575
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 576
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 577
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 578
1985 - 2012
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 579
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 580
Among athletes born in Norway, Andreas Thorkildsen ranks 55. Before 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).
1923 - 2008
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 49
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 50
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 51
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 52
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 53
1948 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 54
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 55
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 56
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 57
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 58
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 59
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 60
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 61