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Finn Helgesen

Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)

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Born
April 25, 1919
Died
September 3, 2011
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1919

About Finn Helgesen

Finn Helgesen was a speed skater from Norway. Finn Helgesen was born on April 25, 1919. Competing in the 500 m he won the national title in 1947 and 1949 and an Olympic gold medal in 1948. In 1948 he set a new Olympic record at 43.1 seconds, a mere 0.1 seconds ahead of three skaters who placed second. Helgesen retired from competition in 1956 and became a speed skating coach at his club Oslo Skøiteklub.

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Finn Helgesen timeline

  1. Competing in the 500 m he won the national title in 1947 and 1949 and an Olympic gold medal in 1948.
  2. In 1948 he set a new Olympic record at 43.1 seconds, a mere 0.1 seconds ahead of three skaters who placed second.
  3. Helgesen retired from competition in 1956 and became a speed skating coach at his club Oslo Skøiteklub.

The world when Finn Helgesen was born

Finn Helgesen was born in 1919. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1919

  • Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
  • Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Finn Helgesen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19192026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population103.2M341 million

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