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Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1941 - Today
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
Kaarlo Olavi Kangasniemi (born 4 February 1941) is a retired Finnish weightlifter. Between 1968 and 1972 he won one Olympic, two world and two European titles in the 90 kg division, becoming the only Finnish weightlifter to win either an Olympic or world title. In the same period he set 16 ratified world records: four in the press, seven in the snatch and five in the total. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaarlo Kangasniemi has received more than 21,611 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kaarlo Kangasniemi is the 1,345th most popular athlete (down from 969th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Finland (down from 336th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Finnish Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
22k
Page Views (PV)
44.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Kaarlo Kangasniemis by language
Over the past year Kaarlo Kangasniemi has had the most page views in the Finnish wikipedia edition with 7,717 views, followed by English (1,971), and Russian (730). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Croatian (55.84%), Hungarian (55.75%), and Czech (53.96%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Kaarlo Kangasniemi ranks 1,345 out of 6,025. Before him are Ingemar Hedberg, Commodore Cochran, Ion Drîmbă, Ferenc Németh, Felix Gottwald, and Inge Helten. After him are Juan Rodríguez, Steve Prefontaine, Harald Julin, Freddie Wolff, Roberto Larraz, and Gwen Torrence.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIngemar Hedberg
1920 - 2019
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1,339
Commodore Cochran
1902 - 1969
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1,340
Ion Drîmbă
1942 - 2006
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1,341
Ferenc Németh
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,342
Felix Gottwald
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,343
Inge Helten
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,344
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,345
Juan Rodríguez
1928 - 2019
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,346
Steve Prefontaine
1951 - 1975
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,347
Harald Julin
1890 - 1967
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,348
Freddie Wolff
1910 - 1988
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 1,349
Roberto Larraz
1898 - 1978
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 1,350
Gwen Torrence
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 1,351
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Kaarlo Kangasniemi ranks 528. Before him are Christopher Connelly, Nambi Narayanan, John C. Malone, Wolfgang Fahrian, John Nicholson, and Jürgen Nöldner. After him are Long John Baldry, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, Péter Balázs, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Michael Howard, and Kim Eui-tae.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsChristopher Connelly
ACTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 522
Nambi Narayanan
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 523
John C. Malone
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 524
Wolfgang Fahrian
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 525
John Nicholson
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 526
Jürgen Nöldner
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 527
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 528
Long John Baldry
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 529
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 530
Péter Balázs
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 531
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 532
Michael Howard
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 533
Kim Eui-tae
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 534
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Kaarlo Kangasniemi ranks 379 out of 751. Before him are Antti Kalliomäki (1947), Hannu Salama (1936), Sari Essayah (1967), Väinö Ikonen (1895), Sulo Nurmela (1908), and Aulis Rytkönen (1929). After him are Eino Purje (1900), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Matti Lähde (1911), and Tony Kakko (1975).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsAntti Kalliomäki
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 373
Hannu Salama
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 374
Sari Essayah
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 375
Väinö Ikonen
ATHLETE
1895 - 1954
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 376
Sulo Nurmela
ATHLETE
1908 - 1999
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 377
Aulis Rytkönen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 378
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 379
Eino Purje
ATHLETE
1900 - 1984
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 380
Kelpo Gröndahl
WRESTLER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 381
Eero Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2013
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 382
Toimi Alatalo
ATHLETE
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 383
Matti Lähde
SKIER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 384
Tony Kakko
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 385
Among ATHLETES In Finland
Among athletes born in Finland, Kaarlo Kangasniemi ranks 65. Before him are Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Väinö Ikonen (1895), and Sulo Nurmela (1908). After him are Eino Purje (1900), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), and Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925).
Teodor Koskenniemi
1887 - 1965
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 59
Veli Lehtelä
1935 - 2020
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 60
Kaarlo Tuominen
1908 - 2006
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 61
Kaarlo Maaninka
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 62
Väinö Ikonen
1895 - 1954
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 63
Sulo Nurmela
1908 - 1999
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 64
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 65
Eino Purje
1900 - 1984
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 66
Eero Kolehmainen
1918 - 2013
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 67
Toimi Alatalo
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 68
Väinö Siikaniemi
1887 - 1932
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 69
Pentti Linnosvuo
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 70
Toivo Hyytiäinen
1925 - 1978
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 71