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Hallgeir Brenden

1929 - 2007

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Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960. He also won three events at the Holmenkollen ski festival: 18 km in 1952 and 15 km in 1956 and 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hallgeir Brenden has received more than 25,121 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Hallgeir Brenden is the 302nd most popular athlete (up from 528th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Norway (up from 321st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 302 out of 3,059Before him are Nam Sung-yong, Jean Shiley, John Kuck, Jaan Kikkas, Maria Itkina, and Miruts Yifter. After him are Julius Saaristo, Glenn Davis, Charles Winckler, Zoltán Horváth, Sara Simeoni, and Harry Stenqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 299Before him are Rolan Bykov, Don Murray, Karl-Erik Palmér, Ninón Sevilla, Bazilio Olara-Okello, and James Shigeta. After him are Bonnie Bartlett, Hubert Dreyfus, Carlo Clerici, Ruth Pfau, Alla Horska, and Kenneth MacMillan. Among people deceased in 2007, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 211Before him are Jörg Immendorff, Petr Eben, Ichiji Otani, Anne McLaren, Kenji Miyamoto, and Francisco Umbral. After him are Huang Ju, Teoctist Arăpașu, Lloyd Alexander, Carlo Clerici, Néstor Rossi, and Zara Dolukhanova.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 244 out of 927Before him are Nora Brockstedt (1923), Magnar Solberg (1937), Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Åge Hareide (1953), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), and Kirsti Sparboe (1946). After him are Petter Solberg (1974), Oddbjørn Hagen (1908), Knud Knudsen (1812), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Arne Brustad (1912), and Nils Eriksen (1911).

Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 10Before him are Harald Grønningen (1934), Helge Løvland (1890), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Pål Tyldum (1942), Håkon Brusveen (1927), and Magnar Solberg (1937). After him are Berit Mørdre (1940), Gjermund Eggen (1941), Sverre Stenersen (1926), Grete Waitz (1953), Halvard Hanevold (1969), and Ferdinand Bie (1888).