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Ragnhild Hveger

1920 - 2011

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Ragnhild Tove Hveger (later Andersen, 10 December 1920 – 1 December 2011) was a Danish swimmer, who became famous when she won silver medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics. From 1936 to 1943 she set 44 world records, and at one time she held 19 world records in different distances and disciplines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ragnhild Hveger has received more than 22,154 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ragnhild Hveger is the 62nd most popular swimmer (down from 48th in 2019), the 527th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 475th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Swimmer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 62 out of 392. Before her are Aileen Riggin, Georg Zacharias, Nida Senff, Oscar Grégoire, Pontus Hanson, and George Kojac. After her are Imre Zachár, Murray Rose, Chris von Saltza, Ford Konno, Ilona Novák, and Pieter van den Hoogenband.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 336. Before her are Ralph Meeker, G. D. Spradlin, Philippa Pearce, Jacqueline Mazéas, Lucidio Sentimenti, and Nida Senff. After her are Bert Williams, Raymond Salles, Denton Cooley, Jack Rowley, Sammy Lee, and Laraine Day. Among people deceased in 2011, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 355. Before her are Joe Arroyo, Luigi Carpaneda, Barbara Kent, Yozhef Betsa, Mohamed Bouazizi, and Ray Bryant. After her are Frank Buckles, Ed Macauley, David Bedford, Paul Motian, Jagjit Singh, and Juliano Mer-Khamis.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 527 out of 893. Before her are Daniel Wass (1989), Margrete Auken (1945), Agnes Obel (1980), Michala Petri (1958), Axel Schandorff (1925), and Finn Pedersen (1925). After her are Hans Aabech (1948), Emmelie de Forest (1993), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Jens Albinus (1965), John Jensen (1965), and Lily Carlstedt (1926).

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Among SWIMMERS In Denmark

Among swimmers born in Denmark, Ragnhild Hveger ranks 2. Before her are Greta Andersen (1927). After her are Pernille Blume (1994), Lotte Friis (1988), Jeanette Ottesen (1987), Rikke Møller Pedersen (1989), Mads Glæsner (1988), Mie Nielsen (1996), and Viktor Bromer (1993).

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