From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of people from
Norway involved in
sports or
athletics.
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Marius Aam, defender
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Magnus Aasbrenn, defender
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Paal Christian Alsaker, midfielder
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Henning Berg, defender, coach, and manager
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Tommy Bertheussen, goalkeeper
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Oscar Bobb, winger
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Daniel Braaten, winger
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Thomas Breivik, defender
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Gøran van den Burgt, midfielder
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John Carew, forward
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Lorenzo Caroprese, defender
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Nils Arne Eggen, defender, coach, and manager
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Mathias Eikenes, forward
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Herman Ekeberg, defender
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Martin Elvestad, midfielder
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Robert Evensen, defender
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Torill Fjellestad, defender
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Tore André Flo, striker and youth coach
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Olav Førli, goalkeeper
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Morten Gamst Pedersen, winger
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Thomas Gjørtz, defender
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Erling Haaland, striker
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Vebjørn Hagen, defender
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Espen Hagh, midfielder
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Trond Hansen, footballer, coach, and manager
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Endre Hansen, midfielder
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Ørjan Berg Hansen, defender
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Åge Hareide, defender, coach, and manager
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Ada Hegerberg, striker
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Isabell Herlovsen, midfielder and striker
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Øystein Hesjedal, defender
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Ulf Karlsen, defender
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Jørn Karlsrud, midfielder
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Edwin Kjeldner, midfielder
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Morten Kolseth, defender
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Øyvind Leonhardsen, midfielder
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Johan Martin Lianes, goalkeeper
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Atle Maurud, striker
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Aurora Mikalsen, goalkeeper
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John Ole Moe, goalkeeper
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Torger Motland, striker
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Thomas Myhre, goalkeeper
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Colin N'kee, forward
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Erik Noppi, defender
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Gunnar Norebø, midfielder
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Martin Ødegaard, Striker
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Jan Økern, footballer
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Egil "Drillo" Olsen, winger, coach and manager
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Morten-André Olsen, goalkeeper
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Jan Petter Olsen, striker
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Helge Øvreberg, defender
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Lars Øvrebø, midfielder
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Arild Rebne, midfielder
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Kjetil Rekdal, midfielder, coach, and manager
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Guro Reiten, midfielder
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Bjørn Helge Riise, midfielder
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Hege Riise, Olympic footballer
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John Arne Riise, left back and midfielder
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Karl Erik Rimfeldt, defender
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Ludvig Rinde, defender
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Torgeir Rugtvedt, defender
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Tommy Runar, goalkeeper
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Pål Rustadstuen, midfielder
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Vegard Sannes, midfielder
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Jan Magne Skanke, footballer
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Espen Skistad, goalkeeper
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Iver Sletten, striker
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Trond Sollied, defender and manager
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær, forward and manager
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Lars Sørlien, midfielder
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Tim Henrik Sperrevik, forward
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Jens Petter Stang, defender
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Ronny Støbakk, midfielder
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Pål Anders Stubsveen, footballer
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Geir Sundal, defender
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Tor Sveen, striker
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Erik Thorstvedt, goalkeeper
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Thomas Tøllefsen, goalkeeper
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Finn-Georg Tomulevski, defender
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Frank Tønnesen, defender
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Kenneth Trones, defender
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Leif Tsolis, coach
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Øystein Vetti, defender
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Trond Vinterstø, defender
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Morten Wivestad, defender
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Martin Ødegaard, midfielder
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Ane Eidem, right back
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Sebastian Barthold, left wing
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Are Grongstad, handballer
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Birgitte Karlsen Hagen, left back
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Anja Hammerseng-Edin, central back
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Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Olympian, center back
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André Jørgensen, left back
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Kristian Kjelling, left back
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Lars Nordberg, back player
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Inga Berit Svestad, right wing
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Hermann Vildalen, left back
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Simen Agdestein, chess player
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Bea Ballintijn, swimmer at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, flyweight boxer
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Edvald Boasson Hagen, cyclist
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Henrik Bjørnstad, golfer
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Cecilia Brækhus, boxer
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Magnus Carlsen, World chess champion
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Rune Dalsjø, rally driver
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Egil Danielsen, javelin thrower, Olympian
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Trygve Diskerud,
harness racer
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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, mountain biker, Olympian
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Ailo Gaup,
FMX motorcyclist
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Stian Grimseth, weightlifter
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Bente Grønli, multiple
Paralympic medallist in swimming and
ice sledge racing
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Kjell Håkonsen,
harness racing coachman
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Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
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Joachim Hansen, MMA fighter
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Harald V of Norway, yacht sailor, Olympian
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Trine Hattestad, javelin thrower
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Dennis Hauger, racing driver
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Knut Holmann, kayaker
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Viktor Hovland, golfer
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Anne Sophie Hunstad, javelin thrower
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Thor Hushovd, cyclist
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Nila Håkedal, beach volleyball player
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Richard Ordemann,
taekwondo athlete
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Suzann "Tutta" Pettersen, golfer
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Bartosz Piasecki, fencer
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Kjersti Plätzer, race walker
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Knute Rockne, American college football coach
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Jon Rønningen, wrestler
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Casper Ruud, tennis player
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Henning Solberg, rally driver
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Petter Solberg, rally driver
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Jan Stenerud, American football kicker
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Steffen Tangstad, heavy weight boxer
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Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower
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Sune Wentzel,
flying disc athlete
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Babe Didriksen Zaharias, Olympic athlete and LPGA golfer
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Mats Zuccarello (born 1987),
winger
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Jørn Goldstein (born 1953),
goalie, player at the
1984 Winter Olympics
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Espen "Shampoo" Knutsen (born 1972), retired
centre, now manager
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Patrick Thoresen, winger, player at the
2010 and
2014 Winter Olympics
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Ole-Kristian Tollefsen,
defenceman, player at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Tore Vikingstad, retired centre
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Hans Anton Aalien,
blind cross-country skier
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Finn Aamodt, former head coach of the Norwegian alpine skiing team
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Kjetil André Aamodt, alpine skier
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Geir Ludvig Aasen Ouren, cross-country skier
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Thomas Alsgaard, cross-country skier
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Berit Aunli, cross-country skier
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Anders Bardal, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
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Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier
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Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier
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Espen Bredesen, ski jumper
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Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier
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Bjørn Einar Romøren, ski jumper
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Stein Eriksen, alpine skier
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Frode Estil, cross-country skier
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Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
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Kristin Fridtun, ski jumper
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Tord Asle Gjerdalen, cross-country skier
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Kim-Roar Hansen, ski jumper
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Tom Hilde, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
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Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, cross-country skier
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Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper, Olympic Team Bronze Medal
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Lasse Kjus, alpine skier
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Frode Lillefjell, cross-country skier and coach
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Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper
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Ingolf Mork, ski jumper
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Sondre Norheim, pioneering alpine skier
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Petter Northug, double Olympic Gold cross- country skier
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Simen Østensen, cross-country skier
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Hilde G. Pedersen, cross-country skier
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Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier
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Sigurd Pettersen, ski jumper
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Kathrine Rokke, cross-country skier
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Birger Ruud, ski jumper
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Oddvar Saga, ski jumper
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Bente Skari, cross-country skier
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Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier
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Vegard Sklett, ski jumper
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Herman Smith-Johannsen,
supercentenarian Norwegian-Canadian skiing pioneer
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John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson, Norwegian-American skiing pioneer
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Ole Martin Storlien,
Nordic combined skier
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Kari Traa, freestyle skier
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Vegard Ulvang, cross-country skier
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Bjørn Wirkola, ski jumper