Toralf Engan

Norwegian ski jumper
Person human Q740695
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Toralf Engan

Summary

Toralf Engan is a human[1]. He was born in Meldal Municipality[2]. He was born on +1936-10-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a ski jumper[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Toralf Engan was born in Meldal Municipality[2].
  • Toralf Engan was born on +1936-10-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Toralf Engan held citizenship in Norway[6].
  • Toralf Engan's professions included ski jumper[4].
  • Toralf Engan received the Aftenposten Gold Medal[7].
  • Toralf Engan received the Fearnley award[8].
  • Toralf Engan received the Holmenkollen Medal[9].
  • Toralf Engan received the Olavstatuetten[10].
  • Toralf Engan received the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year[11].
  • Toralf Engan's image is recorded as Toralf Engan 1962.jpg[12].
  • Toralf Engan is recorded as male[13].
  • Toralf Engan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Toralf Engan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 194148995754259750726[15].
  • Toralf Engan's Commons category is recorded as Toralf Engan[16].
  • Toralf Engan's sport is recorded as ski jumping[17].
  • Toralf Engan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08yx77[18].
  • Toralf Engan's family name is recorded as Engan[19].
  • Toralf Engan's given name is recorded as Toralf[20].
  • Toralf Engan's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000051365[21].
  • Toralf Engan's participant in is recorded as ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics – normal hill individual[22].
  • Toralf Engan's participant in is recorded as ski jumping at the 1964 Winter Olympics – large hill individual[23].
  • Toralf Engan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[24].
  • Toralf Engan's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as en/toralf-engan-1[25].
  • Toralf Engan's GTAA ID is recorded as 97093[26].
  • Toralf Engan's FIS ski jumper ID is recorded as 15620[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Toralf Engan was born in Meldal Municipality[2]. He was born on +1936-10-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Toralf Engan's professions included ski jumper[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Aftenposten Gold Medal[7], a sports award[28], in Norway[29]; Fearnley award[8], an award[30], in Norway[31]; Holmenkollen Medal[9], an award[32], in Norway[33], founded in 1895[34]; Olavstatuetten[10], a sports award[35], in Norway[36]; and Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year[11], a Sportsperson of the Year[37], in Norway[38], founded in 1948[39].

Why It Matters

Toralf Engan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Toralf Engan born?

Toralf Engan was born in Meldal Municipality[2].

What did Toralf Engan do for work?

Toralf Engan worked as ski jumper[4].

What awards did Toralf Engan receive?

Honors received include Aftenposten Gold Medal[7], Fearnley award[8], Holmenkollen Medal[9], and Olavstatuetten[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . International Ski and Snowboard Federation database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . norskesportsjournalister.no. norskesportsjournalister.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . International Ski and Snowboard Federation database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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