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Yngvar Bryn

1881 - 1947

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Yngvar Bryn (17 December 1881 – 30 April 1947) was a Norwegian track and field athlete and pairs figure skater who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. At just aged 18 years old, Bryn won to silver medals at the 1899 Norwegian Athletic Championships in the 100 metres and 500 metre races, in 1901 and 1902 he became the Norwegian Champion in the 500 metres, he also became the 100 metres Norwegian record holder in 1902 when he recorded at time of 11.1 seconds. In 1900 he participated in the 200 metres competition and in the 400 metres competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yngvar Bryn has received more than 12,622 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yngvar Bryn is the 1,172nd most popular athlete (down from 696th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Norway (down from 329th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yngvar Bryn ranks 1,172 out of 6,025. Before him are René Bougnol, Charles Gondouin, Ingrid Lotz, Bronisław Malinowski, André Gaboriaud, and Romas Ubartas. After him are Édouard Candeveau, Eric Carlberg, Liu Xiang, Erkki Kataja, Johannes Thingnes Bø, and Jan Mrvík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Yngvar Bryn ranks 204. Before him are Bruno Söderström, Oscar De Cock, Henryk Grossman, Paul Le Flem, David Hammond, and Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet. After him are John Svanberg, Thomas Lewis, John Dill, James Cecil Parke, Eugène Olivier, and Lou Tellegen. Among people deceased in 1947, Yngvar Bryn ranks 189. Before him are Petras Cvirka, Vojtěch Bradáč, Annie S. D. Maunder, Reginald Innes Pocock, Tomás Berreta, and Charles Gondouin. After him are Julio Lores, Kálmán Tihanyi, Almroth Wright, Wilfred Hudson Osgood, Joseph Barcroft, and Georg Hoffmann.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Yngvar Bryn ranks 413 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole Lilloe-Olsen (1883), Isak Saba (1875), Hallvard Vebjørnsson (1020), Georg Selenius (1884), Erling Evensen (1914), and Morten Müller (1828). After him are Johannes Thingnes Bø (1993), Anders Lange (1904), Narve Bonna (1901), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Arne Halse (1887), and Anne-Karine Strøm (1951).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Yngvar Bryn ranks 36. Before him are Per Ivar Moe (1944), Tarjei Bø (1988), Jan Johansen (1944), Jan Egil Storholt (1949), Petter Hugsted (1921), and Ole Lilloe-Olsen (1883). After him are Johannes Thingnes Bø (1993), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), Arne Halse (1887), Halvard Hanevold (1969), Ernst Larsen (1926), and Ole Østmo (1866).

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