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Magnar Solberg

1937 - Today

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Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magnar Solberg is the 370th most popular athlete, the 250th most popular biography from Norway and the 9th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Magnar Solberg ranks 370 out of 6,025Before him are Franjo Mihalić, Tore Sjöstrand, Norman Read, Harri Larva, Yusuf Dikeç, and Morgan Taylor. After him are Bob Kiesel, Tamara Tyshkevich, Aleksandra Chudina, Charley Paddock, John Winter, and Livio Berruti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Magnar Solberg ranks 287Before him are Márta Rudas, Alfredo Rojas, José Sacristán, Ludvík Daněk, Andrija Anković, and Akram Aylisli. After him are Bobby Driscoll, Albert Brülls, Jackie Collins, José Araquistáin, Jurek Becker, and Mark Donohue.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnar Solberg ranks 250 out of 1,039Before him are Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Knut Nystedt (1915), Knut Haugland (1917), Christopher Hansteen (1784), and Pål Tyldum (1942). After him are Ole Jacob Broch (1818), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Steinar Amundsen (1945), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), and Olav Duun (1876).

Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Magnar Solberg ranks 9Before him are Berit Mørdre (1940), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Helge Løvland (1890), Harald Grønningen (1934), and Pål Tyldum (1942). After him are Steinar Amundsen (1945), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Grete Waitz (1953), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Simon Slåttvik (1917), and Trine Hattestad (1966).