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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 27,162 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Hallgeir Brenden is the 429th most popular athlete (down from 302nd in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Norway (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 429 out of 6,025. Before him are Bobby Morrow, Willie Applegarth, Otis Davis, Sidney Johnson, Nam Sung-yong, and Angéla Németh. After him are Edvin Wide, Jim Lightbody, Leslie Laing, Tyson Gay, Marianne Werner, and Émile Champion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 312. Before him are Adalet Ağaoğlu, Ray Barretto, Klara Rumyanova, Txillardegi, Omar Borrás, and Abderrahmane Mahjoub. After him are Francesco Marchisano, Nirmal Verma, Marcel Amont, Dorothee Sölle, Klausjürgen Wussow, and Claude Nougaro. Among people deceased in 2007, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 227. Before him are Floyd Westerman, Petr Eben, Ernesto Alonso, Frankie Laine, Huang Ju, and Tammy Faye Messner. After him are Bruno Ruffo, Helmut Senekowitsch, Klausjürgen Wussow, Milan Jelić, Francisco Umbral, and Aloísio Lorscheider.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 264 out of 1,039. Before him are Tormod Knutsen (1932), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Rolf Løvland (1955), Inger Aufles (1941), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), and Gerhard Munthe (1849). After him are Harriet Bosse (1878), Skule Bårdsson (1189), Kristen Nygaard (1926), Adolph Tidemand (1814), Vicky Vette (1965), and Magne Furuholmen (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Hallgeir Brenden ranks 11. Before him are Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Helge Løvland (1890), Harald Grønningen (1934), Pål Tyldum (1942), Magnar Solberg (1937), and Steinar Amundsen (1945). After him are Grete Waitz (1953), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Trine Hattestad (1966), Asbjørn Ruud (1919), and Gjermund Eggen (1941).

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