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Vegard Ulvang

1963 - Today

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Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), and won the World Cup in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vegard Ulvang has received more than 65,830 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vegard Ulvang is the 53rd most popular skier (up from 72nd in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Norway (up from 357th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Vegard Ulvang ranks 53 out of 541. Before him are Sigmund Ruud, Alf Andersen, Therese Johaug, Thomas Wassberg, Raisa Smetanina, and Henri Oreiller. After him are Toini Gustafsson, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Jan Boklöv, Jean Vuarnet, Rosi Mittermaier, and Tina Maze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Vegard Ulvang ranks 216. Before him are Julie Payette, Thomas Bickel, Jon Brion, Wang Shu, Rosario Flores, and Phoebe Cates. After him are Clint Mansell, R. J. Palacio, Graham Arnold, Thomas Bo Larsen, Bernd Storck, and Brendan Coyle.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 266 out of 927. Before him are Therese Johaug (1988), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Olav Duun (1876), Jan P. Syse (1930), Knut Johannesen (1933), and Cort Adeler (1622). After him are Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Axel Thue (1863), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Kristine Bonnevie (1872), Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), and Finn Ronne (1899).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Vegard Ulvang ranks 13. Before him are Tormod Knutsen (1932), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Alf Andersen (1906), and Therese Johaug (1988). After him are Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Inger Aufles (1941), Ivar Formo (1951), Anders Haugen (1888), Reidar Andersen (1911), and Aksel Lund Svindal (1982).

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