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Egil Danielsen

1933 - 2019

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Egil Danielsen (9 November 1933 – 29 July 2019) was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the gold medal in 1956. Danielsen, who used an old-type wooden javelin, did poorly in the 1956 final, which was led by his Polish friend Janusz Sidło. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Egil Danielsen has received more than 29,691 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Egil Danielsen is the 112th most popular athlete (up from 189th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Norway (up from 190th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Egil Danielsen ranks 112 out of 6,025. Before him are Gaston Roelants, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Thomas Curtis, Donald Arnold, Pyotr Bolotnikov, and Haile Gebrselassie. After him are Ivanka Khristova, Sherm Clark, Eric Liddell, Michel Jazy, Alajos Szokolyi, and Jim Thorpe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Egil Danielsen ranks 170. Before him are Jörn Donner, Françoise Fabian, Guido Crepax, Donald E. Westlake, Will Sampson, and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. After him are Michel Camdessus, Aleksandr Privalov, Frits Bolkestein, Joachim Meisner, Alan Stacey, and Christian Ferras. Among people deceased in 2019, Egil Danielsen ranks 149. Before him are Keith Flint, Vonda N. McIntyre, Lê Đức Anh, Pim Verbeek, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, and Eduardo Fajardo. After him are Girish Karnad, George Hilton, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Ken Kercheval, Stefano Delle Chiaie, and Paul Volcker.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Egil Danielsen ranks 149 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Magnus Carlsen (1990), Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), and Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015). After him are Belle Gunness (1859), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Peter Waage (1833), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Anne Holt (1958), and Ohthere of Hålogaland (900).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Egil Danielsen ranks 2. Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974). After him are Berit Mørdre (1940), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Helge Løvland (1890), Harald Grønningen (1934), Pål Tyldum (1942), Magnar Solberg (1937), Steinar Amundsen (1945), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), and Grete Waitz (1953).

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