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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 13,489 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kalevi Kotkas is the 1,070th most popular athlete, the 166th most popular biography from Estonia and the 15th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 1,070 out of 3,059. Before him are Annegret Richter, Karel Lismont, Anni Holdmann, Jerome Biffle, Ivar Aronsson, and Shirley Strickland. After him are Robert Hennet, Giancarlo Ferrari, Giorgio Chiavacci, Heinz Fütterer, Eero Kolehmainen, and John Cregan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 304. Before him are Michael Foot, Annette Rogers, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Noah Beery Jr., Balraj Sahni, and Mary Carew. After him are Jim Backus, Tony Martin, Richard Tucker, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, Lynn Bari, and Odd Frantzen. Among people deceased in 1983, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 210. Before him are Momčilo Đokić, Joseph Ruttenberg, Hal Brown, Claude Papi, Walter Slezak, and Gerry Hitchens. After him are John Le Mesurier, Sabin Carr, Harish-Chandra, André Chamson, George Bruns, and Merle Travis.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 166 out of 310. Before him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Anne Veski (1956), Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Juhan Parts (1966), and Markko Märtin (1975). After him are Carmen Kass (1978), Andrus Veerpalu (1971), Nikolai Stepulov (1913), Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959), Taavi Rõivas (1979), and Anna Haava (1864).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 15. Before him are Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Roman Steinberg (1900), Jaan Talts (1944), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), and Erki Nool (1970). After him are Gerd Kanter (1979), Aleksander Tammert (1973), Jaak Mae (1972), Kaija Parve (1964), Oksana Yermakova (1973), and Andrus Värnik (1977).

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