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Paavo Lonkila

1923 - 2017

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Paavo Olavi Lonkila (born Lång on 11 January 1923 – 22 September 2017) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1952 Olympics and finished third in the individual 18 km race, 11 seconds behind his teammate Tapio Mäkelä. Earlier his 4 × 10 km relay team placed second at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he finished fifth over 18 km. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paavo Lonkila has received more than 15,841 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paavo Lonkila is the 123rd most popular skier (down from 31st in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Finland (down from 204th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Paavo Lonkila ranks 123 out of 541Before him are Michela Figini, Lasse Kjus, Wojciech Fortuna, Jure Franko, Léo Lacroix, and Toni Nieminen. After him are Josef Stiegler, Espen Bredesen, Berit Aunli, Didier Cuche, Erling Evensen, and Erika Mahringer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Paavo Lonkila ranks 363Before him are Sumner Redstone, Donald Nicol, John Pulman, Leonid Shamkovich, Vladimir Tendryakov, and Boris Sagal. After him are Inge Keller, Latifa al-Zayyat, The Fabulous Moolah, Avram Davidson, Alice Ghostley, and Robert Sabatier. Among people deceased in 2017, Paavo Lonkila ranks 427Before him are Heinz Schneiter, John Kundla, Walter Becker, Ivan Koloff, R. C. Sproul, and Mikhail Tolstykh. After him are Inge Keller, Mark Fisher, Valeriu Bularca, Mervyn Rose, Viktor Chanov, and Laurynas Stankevičius.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Paavo Lonkila ranks 337 out of 642Before him are Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Hannu Salama (1936), Katri Vala (1901), Toni Nieminen (1975), and Urho Peltonen (1893). After him are Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Leena Krohn (1947), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Karita Mattila (1960), and Eevi Huttunen (1922).

Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Paavo Lonkila ranks 14Before him are Jouko Törmänen (1954), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Klaes Karppinen (1907), Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), and Toni Nieminen (1975). After him are Helena Takalo (1947), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Matti Lähde (1911), Niilo Halonen (1940), Mika Myllylä (1969), and Tuomo Ylipulli (1965).