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Bernt Evensen

1905 - 1979

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Bernt Sverre Evensen (18 April 1905 – 24 August 1979) was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning the 500 m event (first place shared with Clas Thunberg). At the same Olympics, he also won silver in the 1500 m and bronze over 5,000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernt Evensen has received more than 17,421 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bernt Evensen is the 102nd most popular skater (down from 23rd in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Norway (down from 231st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Bernt Evensen ranks 102 out of 315Before him are Andrea Kékesy, Ria Baran, Johann Olav Koss, Marina Anissina, Hana Mašková, and Lassi Parkkinen. After him are Alexia Bryn, Sigurd Moen, Stien Kaiser, Natalia Bestemianova, Alexei Yagudin, and Jonny Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bernt Evensen ranks 304Before him are Anna Chandy, Henry Wilcoxon, Sheikh Abdullah, Miguel Mihura, Iosif Kheifits, and Richard Haydn. After him are Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Anthony Powell, Max Bulla, Friederich Franzl, Raúl Fernández, and Sterling Holloway. Among people deceased in 1979, Bernt Evensen ranks 210Before him are Ermindo Onega, Rolf Holmberg, Dick Esser, Sven Utterström, Amelia Piccinini, and Aksel Berg. After him are Arthur Hunnicutt, Vivian Vance, Charlotte Mineau, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Fred Akuffo, and Ben Lyon.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Bernt Evensen ranks 380 out of 927Before him are Kristen Nygaard (1926), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), Grethe Kausland (1947), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Johan Sverdrup (1816), and Lasse Kjus (1971). After him are Alexia Bryn (1889), Sigurd Moen (1897), Kristian Henriksen (1911), Tarjei Bø (1988), Trine Hattestad (1966), and Fartein Valen (1887).

Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Bernt Evensen ranks 13Before him are Sverre Farstad (1920), Finn Helgesen (1919), Roald Aas (1928), Sten Stensen (1947), Odd Lundberg (1917), and Johann Olav Koss (1968). After him are Alexia Bryn (1889), Sigurd Moen (1897), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Roar Grønvold (1946), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), and Geir Karlstad (1963).