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Kalevi Kotkas

1913 - 1983

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Kalevi Kotkas (10 August 1913 – 24 August 1983) was an Estonian-born Finnish athlete, specializing in high jump, discus throw and shot put. He became the first ever European champion in high jump, in 1934 in Turin, and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kalevi Kotkas has received more than 14,504 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kalevi Kotkas is the 1,315th most popular athlete (down from 1,069th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 166th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 1,315 out of 6,025. Before him are Lennart Klingström, Nadezhda Tkachenko, Thomas Köhler, György Kárpáti, Caroline Smith, and Bruno Boni. After him are Edward Moore, Pyrros Dimas, Ole Østmo, Bruny Surin, Albert White, and Gunhild Hoffmeister.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 334. Before him are Aleksandr Chakovsky, Alice Marble, Oswald Szemerényi, Michael Foot, Maria Kwaśniewska, and Ernst Lörtscher. After him are Red Skelton, Luigi Piotti, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Minoru Honda, Jim Backus, and Dave Albritton. Among people deceased in 1983, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 233. Before him are Nils Engdahl, Aleksandr Alov, Walter Slezak, Miron Białoszewski, Slim Pickens, and Joseph Ruttenberg. After him are Gerry Hitchens, André Chamson, Amadeo Ortega, Hal Brown, Joan Hackett, and Friedrich Scherfke.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 187 out of 351. Before him are August Alle (1890), Juhan Parts (1966), Carmen Kass (1978), Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa (1885), Heinrich Mark (1911), and Andres Oper (1977). After him are Ott Tänak (1987), Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (1977), Tunne Kelam (1936), August Gailit (1891), Kadri Simson (1977), and Ellen Niit (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 16. Before him are Jaan Talts (1944), Harald Tammer (1899), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Erki Nool (1970), Roman Steinberg (1900), and Arnold Luhaäär (1905). After him are Gerd Kanter (1979), Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), Kaija Parve (1964), Jaak Mae (1972), and Andrus Värnik (1977).

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