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Magnar
Magnar is a somewhat common forename for men in Norway. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word ''magn'' meaning ''"Strength"'' or possibly from the Latin name Magnus. Notable people *Magnar Åm (born 1952), composer *Magnar Lund Bergo (born 1949), politician *Lars Magnar Enoksen (born 1960), Swedish writer and Glima wrestler * Magnar Estenstad (1924–2004), cross country skier * Magnar Fosseide (1913–1983), nordic combined skier *Magnar Freimuth (born 1973), Estonian nordic combined skier * Magnar Hellebust (1914–2008), politician * Tom Magnar Hetland (born 1954), journalist and editor * Magnar G. Huseby (1928–2011), engineer and politician *Magnar Ingebrigtsli (1932–2001), cross country skier and biathlete *Magnar Isaksen (1910–1979), football player * Bjarne Magnar Lerum (1941–2010), businessman and politician *Magnar Lundemo (1938–1987), cross country skier and runner *Magnar Lussand (born 1945), po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar G
Magnar is a somewhat common forename for men in Norway. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word ''magn'' meaning ''"Strength"'' or possibly from the Latin name Magnus. Notable people * Magnar Åm (born 1952), composer * Magnar Lund Bergo (born 1949), politician *Lars Magnar Enoksen (born 1960), Swedish writer and Glima wrestler * Magnar Estenstad (1924–2004), cross country skier *Magnar Fosseide (1913–1983), nordic combined skier * Magnar Freimuth (born 1973), Estonian nordic combined skier *Magnar Hellebust (1914–2008), politician * Tom Magnar Hetland (born 1954), journalist and editor * Magnar G. Huseby (1928–2011), engineer and politician * Magnar Ingebrigtsli (1932–2001), cross country skier and biathlete *Magnar Isaksen (1910–1979), football player * Bjarne Magnar Lerum (1941–2010), businessman and politician *Magnar Lundemo (1938–1987), cross country skier and runner * Magnar Lussand (born 1945), po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Ødegaard
Magnar Ødegaard (; born 11 May 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Sarpsborg 08 as a centre back. Club career Ødegaard was born in Fredrikstad and played for Skjeberg SK and Borgen IL during his youth. He later joined Sarpsborg 08, where he made his debut for the first-team in the 2009 Norwegian First Division. He was wanted by Italian club Brescia in June 2010, but Sarpsborg 08 did not give Ødegaard permission to go on a trial mid-season. Following Sarpsborg 08's promotion to Tippeligaen Ødegaard made his debut in at the first tier on 3 April 2011, when Sarpsborg 08 won 1–0 against Sogndal. In total Ødegaard played 19 matches in the 2011 Norwegian Premier League, when Sarpsborg 08 was relegated. Ødegaard stayed at the club after their relegation to the First Division, and the centre back was chosen by Norwegian TV2 in their "all-star team" half-way through the 2012 season. In July 2012 Ødegaard stated that he would not renew his contract with Sarpsborg 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Isaksen
Magnar Nikolai Isaksen (13 October 1910 – 8 June 1979) was a Norwegian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. At club level, Isaksen represented Kristiansund FK and Lyn. Career Magnar Isaksen was born in Kristiansund. He was capped 14 times for Norway and scored five goals. Isaksen was selected in Norway's squad who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the football tournament. He scored both Norway goals in the 2–0 win against Germany. Iskasen was injured in the semi-final against Italy and therefore did not play the bronze final. He won two consecutive Norwegian Cups with Lyn in 1945 and 1946. He also took part in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Honours Norway * Summer Olympics bronze medal: 1936 Lyn *Norwegian Cup: 1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics. After retiring from competitions Solberg became a police officer. He was one of the officers responsible for the miscarriage of justice against Fritz Moen, by adjusting a murder victims time of death in order to dismiss Moens alibi. He later admitted to wrongdoing, retired from the police force, and worked in the insurance industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Åm
Magnar Åm (born 9 April 1952) is a Norwegian composer. Selected works *Concerto for Accordion "Tropic of Cancer" (available for listening from here ) References External links *Composer's Webpag 1952 births Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Norway-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Magnar Enoksen
Lars Magnar Enoksen (born 1960 in Malmö) is a Swedish writer and Glima wrestler. Enoksen was born in Malmö in 1960 to a Swedish mother and Norwegian father. As an author, he has written extensively on runes and Nordic mythology, although as a popular rather than academic writer. His work has received very varied reviews and critique from academics and experts in Old Norse studies and runology; while ''Runor: Historia, tydning, tolkning'' (~Runes:History, deciphering, interpretation) is described by Professor Henrik Williams as the best introduction to runology written in Swedish, later works like ''Runor: Mästarens handbok'' (~Runes, the Master's handbook) was reviewed by Williams as riddled with mistakes and errors that range from simplifications to the directly misleading. Lars_Lönnroth claims the books ''Djur och natur i fornnordisk mytologi'' (~Animals and nature in Norse mythology) and ''Vikingarnas egna ord'' ( In the Viking's own words), while certainly presentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Lussand
Magnar Lussand (18 July 1945 – 24 September 2019) was a Norwegian school principal and politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Lussand, Ullensvang, and after graduating from teachers' college in 1971 he spent six years as a teacher in Kinsarvik. From 1977 he was an inspector and principal in the neighboring municipality of Granvin. Lussand was a member of Ullensvang municipal council from 1976 to 1977, Granvin municipal council from 1980 to 1991, and Hordaland county council from 1984. He served as the mayor of Granvin. In 1991 Lussand became county mayor (''fylkesordfører'') of Hordaland. He was succeeded by Gisle Handeland in 1999, who was the first Labour Party representative to hold this position. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Lundemo
Magnar Lundemo (4 March 1938 in Meråker – 7 January 1987 in Meråker) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In the athletics he took several national titles, and recorded one nineteenth place at the 1962 European Championships. He was also a coach. Skiing He was national champion in cross-country skiing (15 kilometres) in 1961. He placed fourth in the same event at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1962, and also participated in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. In 1960 he placed sixteenth in the 30 km event, while in 1964 he placed eighth in the 15 km event and fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay event. Teammates in the latter event were Erling Steineide, Einar Østby and Harald Grønningen. Lundemo later coached the Norwegian national cross-country skiing team from 1978 to 1984. He represented the club IL Varden in Meråker. A statue of him was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Norderhaug
Magnar Norderhaug (21 July 1939 – 22 April 2006) was a Norwegian zoologist and ecologist. Biography He was a cand.real. by education. He worked at the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1967 to 1972, in Vestfold County Municipality from 1972 to 1973, as the Southern Norway inspector of nature protection from 1973 to 1985, then for the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation from 1985 to 1989. From 1989 he chaired the Nordic branch of the Worldwatch Institute. He was also among the founders of Greenpeace in Norway in 1988, as well as a board member of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature. He published several books. He was proclaimed a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ... in 2004. He di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Estenstad
Magnar Estenstad (27 September 1924 – 13 May 2004) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. In 1952 he won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ... and a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km at the Oslo Olympics. Next year he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Domestically he won the 50 km Norwegian title in 1948–1949 and 1952–1954. In 1950 he won the national 30 km title and placed seventh over 50 km at the world championships. In 1954, after winning the 50 km national title he was about to win the 30 km race, but fell and broke his thigh bone one kilometer away from the finish. He was hospitalized for five months and had to retire from skiing. He worked as a farmer for the rest of his life. Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Freimuth
Magnar Freimuth (born 20 March 1973) was an Estonian nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 4th in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He participated also on 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He was born in Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of .... References External links * Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Estonian male Nordic combined skiers Living people 1973 births Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Estonia {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnar Fosseide
Magnar Fosseide (August 19, 1913 – October 1983) was a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been par .... External links * Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers 1913 births 1983 deaths FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
