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Petter Northug

1986 - Today

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Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petter Northug has received more than 306,225 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Petter Northug is the 147th most popular skier (down from 99th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Norway (down from 397th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Petter Northug ranks 147 out of 541Before him are Hubert Strolz, Andreas Goldberger, Rok Petrovič, Otto Leodolter, François Bonlieu, and Yevdokiya Mekshilo. After him are Andrus Veerpalu, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Lähde, Barbro Martinsson, Petra Vlhová, and Niilo Halonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Petter Northug ranks 136Before him are Andrés Guardado, Holland Roden, Teddy Sinclair, Huma Qureshi, Sayaka Kanda, and Darya Domracheva. After him are Abou Diaby, Yon González, James Deen, Cristián Zapata, Balázs Dzsudzsák, and Moussa Sow.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 434 out of 927Before him are Frithjof Ulleberg (1911), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Ole Østmo (1866), Greta Nissen (1906), and Peder Kolstad (1878). After him are Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Olve Eikemo (1973), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Bent Hamer (1956), Liv Kristine (1976), and Roar Grønvold (1946).

Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Petter Northug ranks 27Before him are Tora Berger (1981), Anette Bøe (1957), Lasse Kjus (1971), Espen Bredesen (1968), Berit Aunli (1956), and Erling Evensen (1914). After him are Thomas Alsgaard (1972), Stein Eriksen (1927), Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Bente Skari (1972), and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (1984).