Wiggo Nordseth
Wiggo may refer to: ;People with the given name * Wiggo Hanssen, Norwegian speed skater ;Other * Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to r ..., British cyclist See also * Viggo (given name) * Wigo (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wiggo Hanssen
Wiggo Kay Hanssen (17 July 1923 – 13 December 2007) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was born in Tromøy and died in Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici .... In 1952 he finished ninth in the 5000 metres competition. References 1923 births 2007 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Arendal {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bradley Wiggins
Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to road cycling. He won world titles in four disciplines (Madison, individual pursuit, team pursuit and road time trial), and Olympic gold in three (individual pursuit, team pursuit and road time trial). He is the only rider to have won both World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road as well as winning the Tour de France. He has worn the leader's jersey in each of the three Grand Tours of cycling and held the world record in team pursuit on multiple occasions. He won a gold medal at four successive Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016, and held the record as Great Britain's most decorated Olympian with 8 medals until Jason Kenny won his 9th in 2021. He is the only rider to win both the Tour de France and Olympic Gold in the same ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viggo
Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins: * a latinised form of the Old Norse name Vigge, which is also found in the form of other Germanic names, such as Ludvig. It stems from old Norse 'vig', meaning "battle, fight". * a variant of the Icelandic name Vöggur, coming from old Norse 'vöggr', "one who lies in a cradle". People named Viggo include: * Viggo Bielefeldt (1851–1909), Danish composer *Viggo Brøndal (1887–1942), Danish philologist, professor of Romance languages and literature * Viggo Brodersen (1879–1965), Danish composer and pianist *Viggo Brun (1885–1978), Norwegian mathematician * Viggo Christensen(1880–1967), the first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen * Viggo Dibbern (1900–1981), Danish gymnast and Olympic medalist *Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908), Danish translator and Indologist *Viggo Frederiksen (1916–1993), Danish boxer and Olympic competitor *Viggo Hagstrøm (1954–2013), Norwegian legal scholar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |