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Bruno Junk

1929 - 1995

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Bruno Junk (27 September 1929 – 22 September 1995) was an Estonian race walker. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won bronze medals on both occasions. He set a world record in the 15 km in 1951 (1:08:08.0), and had world's best times in the 20 km in 1956 (1:30:00.8) and in the 3 km in 1952 (11:51.4). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruno Junk has received more than 15,898 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Junk is the 653rd most popular athlete, the 147th most popular biography from Estonia and the 9th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bruno Junk ranks 653 out of 6,025. Before him are Pavel Schmidt, Carl Silfverstrand, Maurice Greene, Anni Steuer, Ottavio Missoni, and Jean Cau. After him are Gunnar Lindström, Tim Ahearne, Amos Biwott, Akilles Järvinen, Charles Blondin, and Carlo Pavesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Bruno Junk ranks 372. Before him are István Rózsavölgyi, Len Deighton, Aulis Kallakorpi, Dmytro Pavlychko, Bert Stern, and Béla Kárpáti. After him are Francis Bebey, Rajkumar, Ignacio Velasco, George Moscone, Gerry Anderson, and Günter Kunert. Among people deceased in 1995, Bruno Junk ranks 226. Before him are Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Bolt, Emmanuel Roblès, René Bader, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, and Big John Studd. After him are Carlo Pavesi, Mira Lobe, Joe Slovo, Elisha Cook Jr., Fabio Casartelli, and Robert Parrish.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Bruno Junk ranks 147 out of 351. Before him are Jaan Kikkas (1892), Juhan Liiv (1864), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Anne Veski (1956), and Adalberts Bubenko (1910). After him are Knudåge Riisager (1897), Eve Kivi (1938), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Uku Masing (1909), Jaan Talts (1944), and Harald Tammer (1899).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Bruno Junk ranks 9. Before him are Aleksander Klumberg (1899), Alfred Schmidt (1898), Jüri Tamm (1957), Jaan Kikkas (1892), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), and Adalberts Bubenko (1910). After him are Jaan Talts (1944), Harald Tammer (1899), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Erki Nool (1970), Roman Steinberg (1900), and Arnold Luhaäär (1905).

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