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Laila Schou Nilsen

1919 - 1998

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Laila Schou Nilsen (18 March 1919 – 30 July 1998) was one of the foremost Norwegian sportspeople of the 20th century, best known as a speed skater, alpine skier, and tennis player. She was one of the pioneers in women's speed skating, both in Norway and internationally, along with two other skaters from the Oslo Skøiteklub ('Oslo Skating Club'), Undis Blikken and Synnøve Lie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laila Schou Nilsen has received more than 18,201 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Laila Schou Nilsen is the 37th most popular skier (up from 57th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Norway and the 9th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Laila Schou Nilsen ranks 37 out of 541. Before her are Bernhard Russi, Christl Cranz, Torbjørn Falkanger, Yukio Kasaya, Heidi Biebl, and Josef Bradl. After her are Bojan Križaj, Helmut Recknagel, Gunnar Eriksson, Marielle Goitschel, Maurilio De Zolt, and Vreni Schneider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Laila Schou Nilsen ranks 200. Before her are Maria Lassnig, Paavo Aaltonen, Gilles Andriamahazo, Wilson Greatbatch, Olle Anderberg, and Zuleykha Seyidmammadova. After her are Hau Pei-tsun, Arnold Meri, Daniil Granin, Lawrence Tierney, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and Loki Schmidt. Among people deceased in 1998, Laila Schou Nilsen ranks 168. Before her are Tammy Wynette, Odette Bancilhon, Théodore Sindikubwabo, Nicholas Kurti, Aisha Abd al-Rahman, and Helen Wills. After her are Konstantinos Kollias, Rolan Bykov, Jean Shiley, Wendy O. Williams, Lilí Álvarez, and Mikio Oda.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Laila Schou Nilsen ranks 242 out of 927. Before her are Johan Bojer (1872), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Nora Brockstedt (1923), Magnar Solberg (1937), Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), and Åge Hareide (1953). After her are Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Petter Solberg (1974), Oddbjørn Hagen (1908), Knud Knudsen (1812), and Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Laila Schou Nilsen ranks 9. Before her are Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Toralf Engan (1936), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Tormod Knutsen (1932), and Torbjørn Falkanger (1927). After her are Sigmund Ruud (1907), Alf Andersen (1906), Therese Johaug (1988), Vegard Ulvang (1963), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), and Inger Aufles (1941).

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