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Arvo Viitanen

1924 - 1999

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Arvo Albert Viitanen (12 April 1924 – 28 April 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arvo Viitanen has received more than 9,148 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Viitanen is the 1,638th most popular athlete (down from 1,453rd in 2019), the 405th most popular biography from Finland (down from 383rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Arvo Viitanen ranks 1,638 out of 6,025. Before him are Bent Peder Rasch, André Jousseaume, John Miller, Leroy Burrell, Anni Holdmann, and Franz Bistricky. After him are Müzahir Sille, Svetlana Krachevskaya, Paula Marosi, Alejandro Casañas, Bernard Malivoire, and Jadwiga Wajs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Arvo Viitanen ranks 453. Before him are Yvonne Brill, George Amick, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Miliband, James Lighthill, and Robert Sobukwe. After him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Ruhi Sarıalp, Matti Kassila, Hugh Huxley, Frank Church, and Sam Jones. Among people deceased in 1999, Arvo Viitanen ranks 281. Before him are Roderick Chisholm, Jill Dando, Basil Hume, Man Mohan Adhikari, Jorge Góngora, and Thelma Kalama. After him are Rick Rude, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Gar Samuelson, Władysław Hasior, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Alphonse Matejka.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arvo Viitanen ranks 405 out of 751. Before him are Klaes Karppinen (1907), Toni Nieminen (1975), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Markku Kanerva (1964), Anna Falchi (1972), and Väinö Huhtala (1935). After him are Niilo Halonen (1940), Jarkko Nieminen (1981), Marjatta Kajosmaa (1938), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Mikko Hirvonen (1980), and Seija Simola (1944).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Arvo Viitanen ranks 72. Before him are Eino Purje (1900), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), and Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925). After him are Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Kauko Hänninen (1930), Tiina Lillak (1961), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), and Harry Siljander (1922).

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