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Torgeir Brandtzæg

1941 - Today

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Torgeir Torbjørn Brandtzæg (born 6 October 1941) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper who won bronze medals both in the large hill and normal hill at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Brandtzæg placed fifth in the Four Hills Tournament in 1963; he won it in 1965, placing first in three out of four events. He also held the national jumping titles in 1963–1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Torgeir Brandtzæg has received more than 13,003 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Torgeir Brandtzæg is the 109th most popular skier (down from 70th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Norway (down from 299th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Norwegian Skier.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Torgeir Brandtzæg ranks 109 out of 817. Before him are Phil Mahre, Erika Mahringer, Nils Östensson, Chiharu Igaya, Sture Sivertsen, and Zeno Colò. After him are Stefania Belmondo, Ernst Hinterseer, Adam Małysz, François Bonlieu, Ivica Kostelić, and Giuliana Minuzzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Torgeir Brandtzæg ranks 498. Before him are Liese Prokop, Graciela Borges, Hans-Georg Reimann, Laisenia Qarase, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Kálmán Ihász. After him are Théoneste Bagosora, Peter Sarstedt, Hans Eichel, Dan Coe, Dack Rambo, and Vittore Gottardi.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Torgeir Brandtzæg ranks 391 out of 1,039. Before him are Johann Olav Koss (1968), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), Sture Sivertsen (1966), Audun Boysen (1929), Finn Kalvik (1947), and Frank Hansen (1945). After him are Åsne Seierstad (1970), Wenche Foss (1917), Alexia Bryn (1889), Tore Berger (1944), Fartein Valen (1887), and Per Ivar Moe (1944).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Torgeir Brandtzæg ranks 21. Before him are Berit Aunli (1956), Reidar Andersen (1911), Ivar Formo (1951), Stein Eriksen (1927), Anders Haugen (1888), and Sture Sivertsen (1966). After him are Erling Evensen (1914), Narve Bonna (1901), Anette Bøe (1957), Tora Berger (1981), Lasse Kjus (1971), and Aksel Lund Svindal (1982).

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