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Elmer Niklander

1890 - 1942

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Elmer Konstantin Niklander (19 January 1890 – 12 November 1942) was a Finnish athlete who competed in throwing events, winning the gold medal in the 1920 discus throw and three other Olympic medals and 44 Finnish championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elmer Niklander has received more than 16,619 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Elmer Niklander is the 336th most popular athlete (down from 243rd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 166th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elmer Niklander ranks 336 out of 3,059. Before him are John Akii-Bua, Tatyana Kazankina, Ben Adams, Rafer Johnson, Forrest Smithson, and Erik Abrahamsson. After him are Henry Eriksson, Mel Sheppard, Charles Moore, Edwin Flack, Lars Hall, and Tamara Bykova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Elmer Niklander ranks 156. Before him are Tibor Szamuely, Jan de Vries, Robert Lindsay, Naima Wifstrand, Vera Inber, and Ben Adams. After him are E. E. Smith, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Ellen Osiier, Harold Spencer Jones, Ernst Deutsch, and José Piendibene. Among people deceased in 1942, Elmer Niklander ranks 161. Before him are Mahadev Desai, José Díaz, Refik Saydam, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Alfred Asikainen, and Ludwig Aschoff. After him are Mel Sheppard, Georgios Orphanidis, Kārlis Zāle, Nicholas Adontz, Ferdinand Albin Pax, and Thomas Xenakis.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Elmer Niklander ranks 202 out of 642. Before him are Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Timo Tolkki (1966), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Rafael Paasio (1903), Sofi Oksanen (1977), and Reino Ragnar Lehto (1898). After him are Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739), Walter Jakobsson (1882), Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Marita Lindahl (1938), Rafael Erich (1879), and Lasse Mårtenson (1934).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Elmer Niklander ranks 17. Before him are Elias Katz (1901), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Armas Taipale (1890), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Julius Skutnabb (1889), and Julius Saaristo (1891). After him are Harri Larva (1906), Edvin Wide (1896), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Arvo Askola (1909), and Viljo Heino (1914).

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