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Paavo Yrjölä

1902 - 1980

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Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä (18 June 1902 in Hämeenkyrö – 11 February 1980 in Vilppula), also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö (Hämeenkyrön karhu), was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paavo Yrjölä has received more than 19,025 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Paavo Yrjölä is the 969th most popular athlete (down from 414th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Finland (down from 228th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paavo Yrjölä ranks 969 out of 6,025. Before him are János Parti, Dainis Kūla, Gustav Schäfer, Johanna Klier, Ferdinand Kiefler, and Veli Saarinen. After him are Marjorie Clark, Edward Gardère, Henry Petersen, Hadi Choopan, Hugo Simon, and Mikhail Krivonosov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Paavo Yrjölä ranks 270. Before him are Jaime Torres Bodet, Will Geer, Skip James, Nikolaus Pevsner, Bronisław Kaper, and Veli Saarinen. After him are Russinho, Margaret Woodbridge, Isidoro Sota, Antonio Maquilón, Beryl Markham, and Brian Aherne. Among people deceased in 1980, Paavo Yrjölä ranks 248. Before him are Wilhelmina Cooper, Nils Skoglund, Frank Wykoff, Olivia Manning, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, and Félix Welkenhuysen. After him are Isabel Briggs Myers, Larry Williams, Jacob Miller, Mario Mattoli, Louis Guilloux, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Paavo Yrjölä ranks 331 out of 751. Before him are Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Timo Soini (1962), Claes Andersson (1937), and Veli Saarinen (1902). After him are Oskar Gripenberg (1838), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Antero Kivi (1904), Kjell Westö (1961), Juice Leskinen (1950), and Ville Pörhölä (1897).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Paavo Yrjölä ranks 47. Before him are Vilho Tuulos (1895), Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Jalmari Eskola (1886), Mirja Hietamies (1931), and Veli Saarinen (1902). After him are Antero Kivi (1904), Ville Pörhölä (1897), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Eeles Landström (1932), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), and Kaisa Parviainen (1914).

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