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Johan Grøttumsbråten

1899 - 1983

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Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten (24 February 1899 – 24 January 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s, he won several medals in the early Winter Olympics. Most notably, he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter Olympics, and as one of the only two entrants to win two gold medalists from St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Grøttumsbråten has received more than 28,237 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Grøttumsbråten is the 163rd most popular athlete (down from 136th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Norway (down from 164th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 163 out of 6,025Before him are Carlos Lopes, Gretel Bergmann, Galina Zybina, Viggo Jensen, Klas Lestander, and Gioacchino Guaragna. After him are Albin Stenroos, Robert Shavlakadze, Ralph Craig, Vsevolod Bobrov, Bernard Morel, and Charilaos Vasilakos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 139Before him are Aleksander Zawadzki, Rufino Tamayo, Oscar Zariski, Armand Salacrou, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, and Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven. After him are Carlos Chávez, Norman Taurog, Yury Olesha, Iskander Mirza, Günther Pancke, and Anita Berber. Among people deceased in 1983, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 109Before him are Yuri Levitan, Shūji Terayama, Zhang Daqian, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Manuel Ferreira, and Louise Weiss. After him are Paul de Man, Ira Gershwin, Earl Hines, Ada Blackjack, József Takács, and Gunta Stölzl.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 185 out of 1,039Before him are Jens Munk (1579), Oscar Wisting (1871), Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Lars Korvald (1916), Niels Juel (1629), and Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718). After him are Haakon Ericsson (995), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Henrik Steffens (1773), Nils Christie (1928), and Magnus V of Norway (1156).

Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Johan Grøttumsbråten ranks 5Before him are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Egil Danielsen (1933), Berit Mørdre (1940), and Ole Ellefsæter (1939). After him are Helge Løvland (1890), Harald Grønningen (1934), Pål Tyldum (1942), Magnar Solberg (1937), Steinar Amundsen (1945), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), and Grete Waitz (1953).