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Ole Einar Bjørndalen

1974 - Today

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Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːɽə ˈæ̂ɪnɑr ˈbjø̂ːɳˌɖɑːɫn̩]; born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medalists behind Marit Bjørgen who has won 15 medals. He is also the most successful biathlete of all time at the Biathlon World Championships, having won 45 medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ole Einar Bjørndalen has received more than 694,045 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the 58th most popular athlete (up from 67th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 129th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ole Einar Bjørndalen ranks 58 out of 3,059Before him are Dana Zátopková, Dora Ratjen, Hans Woellke, Irving Baxter, Matti Järvinen, and Alvin Kraenzlein. After him are Josy Barthel, Yelena Isinbayeva, Naim Süleymanoğlu, Jan Jindra, Wilma Rudolph, and Jüri Lossmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ole Einar Bjørndalen ranks 23Before him are Victoria Beckham, Sébastien Loeb, Camilla Läckberg, Jenna Jameson, Laura Pausini, and Zé Roberto. After him are Kate Moss, Paul Scholes, Mahershala Ali, Jordi Cruyff, Sharon den Adel, and Elizabeth Banks.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ole Einar Bjørndalen ranks 103 out of 927Before him are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Jonas Lie (1833), Christian Sinding (1856), and Carsten Borchgrevink (1864). After him are Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Kristian Birkeland (1867), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Naddodd (900), and Belle Gunness (1859).

Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Ole Einar Bjørndalen ranks 1After him are Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Egil Danielsen (1933), Harald Grønningen (1934), Helge Løvland (1890), Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Pål Tyldum (1942), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Magnar Solberg (1937), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Berit Mørdre (1940), and Gjermund Eggen (1941).