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Erkki Kataja

1924 - 1969

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Erkki Olavi Kataja (19 June 1924 in Kuusankoski – 27 April 1969) was a Finnish athlete, who competed mainly in the pole vault. Kataja competed for Finland in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain where he won the silver medal in the pole vault event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erkki Kataja has received more than 8,868 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Erkki Kataja is the 1,176th most popular athlete (down from 1,117th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Finland (down from 349th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Erkki Kataja ranks 1,176 out of 6,025. Before him are André Gaboriaud, Romas Ubartas, Yngvar Bryn, Édouard Candeveau, Eric Carlberg, and Liu Xiang. After him are Johannes Thingnes Bø, Jan Mrvík, Sylvi Saimo, Ivan Brown, Guinn Smith, and Yuriy Lituyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Erkki Kataja ranks 404. Before him are Maino Neri, Gail Russell, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Bob Kurland, Silvano Piovanelli, and Raúl Córdoba. After him are Donald Richie, Gisela May, Joseph Nérette, Muhammad Osman Said, Margaret Truman, and Evelyn Boyd Granville. Among people deceased in 1969, Erkki Kataja ranks 206. Before him are Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Bruno Söderström, Max Eastman, Giorgio Chiavacci, Károly Dietz, and André Gaboriaud. After him are Barton MacLane, Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, Hans Rademacher, Barbara Bates, Willy Ley, and Kazimierz Wierzyński.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Erkki Kataja ranks 359 out of 751. Before him are Ilkka Kanerva (1948), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), Mauri Kunnas (1950), Jouko Törmänen (1954), and Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903). After him are Wivi Lönn (1872), Karita Mattila (1960), Kurt Wires (1919), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Veli Lehtelä (1935), and Katri Vala (1901).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Erkki Kataja ranks 57. Before him are Eeles Landström (1932), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Sulo Bärlund (1910), and Thorvald Strömberg (1931). After him are Kurt Wires (1919), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), and Väinö Ikonen (1895).

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