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Hjalmar Andersen

1923 - 2013

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Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen (12 March 1923 – 27 March 2013) was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such, became the most successful athlete there. Nicknamed King Glad for his famous cheerful mood, he was one of Norway's most popular sportsmen ever. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hjalmar Andersen has received more than 53,189 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hjalmar Andersen is the 18th most popular skater (down from 15th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 194th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Skater.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Hjalmar Andersen ranks 18 out of 315. Before him are Ard Schenk, Ivar Ballangrud, Madge Syers, Lidiya Skoblikova, Eteri Tutberidze, and Sjoukje Dijkstra. After him are Magda Julin, Tony Hawk, Evgeni Plushenko, Ludowika Jakobsson, Eric Heiden, and Fred Anton Maier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Hjalmar Andersen ranks 184. Before him are D. N. Aidit, Valentin Varennikov, Jorge María Mejía, Don Adams, Tonino Delli Colli, and Glynis Johns. After him are Sam Phillips, Nazik Al-Malaika, Jean Delumeau, Harrison Dillard, Fatmawati, and Gordon Jackson. Among people deceased in 2013, Hjalmar Andersen ranks 186. Before him are Ray Dolby, Pál Csernai, Saye Zerbo, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Jeff Hanneman, and Amedeo Amadei. After him are Kevin Ayers, Jean Vincent, Lothar Bisky, Hiroshi Nakajima, Aníbal Paz, and Yusef Lateef.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hjalmar Andersen ranks 172 out of 927. Before him are Marit Bjørgen (1980), Harriet Backer (1845), John Norum (1964), Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862), Colin Archer (1832), and Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120). After him are Helge Ingstad (1899), Henrik Steffens (1773), Amalie Skram (1846), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Edvard Moser (1962), and Anathon Aall (1867).

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Among SKATERS In Norway

Among skaters born in Norway, Hjalmar Andersen ranks 4. Before him are Sonja Henie (1912), Axel Paulsen (1855), and Ivar Ballangrud (1904). After him are Fred Anton Maier (1938), Knut Johannesen (1933), Sverre Farstad (1920), Finn Helgesen (1919), Roald Aas (1928), Sten Stensen (1947), Odd Lundberg (1917), and Johann Olav Koss (1968).

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