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Torbjørn Falkanger

1927 - 2013

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Torbjørn Falkanger (8 October 1927 in Trondheim – 16 July 2013) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Falkanger earned a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in ski jumping and also won the Holmenkollen ski festival ski jumping competition twice (1949 and 1950). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Torbjørn Falkanger has received more than 15,617 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Torbjørn Falkanger is the 33rd most popular skier (down from 24th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 265th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Torbjørn Falkanger ranks 33 out of 541. Before him are Janne Ahonen, Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Sonja Edström, Tormod Knutsen, Bernhard Russi, and Christl Cranz. After him are Yukio Kasaya, Heidi Biebl, Josef Bradl, Laila Schou Nilsen, Bojan Križaj, and Helmut Recknagel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Torbjørn Falkanger ranks 225. Before him are Stuart Rosenberg, William Hickey, Júlio Duarte Langa, László Paskai, Yusuf Idris, and Thanin Kraivichien. After him are Claude Abbes, Eugene Parker, Jarl Kulle, William Perry, Robert Spaemann, and Nikola Kljusev. Among people deceased in 2013, Torbjørn Falkanger ranks 249. Before him are Nadir Afonso, Julien Ries, Antonio Roma, Anca Petrescu, Cayetano Ré, and Vlatko Marković. After him are Olga Gyarmati, Dezső Gyarmati, Josip Kuže, Ted Post, Daniel Duval, and Anthony Caro.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Torbjørn Falkanger ranks 233 out of 927. Before him are Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Pål Tyldum (1942), Harald Sæverud (1897), Magne Furuholmen (1962), and Olav Bjaaland (1873). After him are Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Johan Bojer (1872), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Nora Brockstedt (1923), and Magnar Solberg (1937).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Torbjørn Falkanger ranks 8. Before him are Birger Ruud (1911), Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Toralf Engan (1936), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), and Tormod Knutsen (1932). After him are Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Alf Andersen (1906), Therese Johaug (1988), Vegard Ulvang (1963), and Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941).

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