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Pertti Purhonen

1942 - 2011

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Pertti Ilmari Purhonen (14 June 1942 – 5 February 2011) was a Finnish boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics. Domestically he collected nine consecutive Finnish titles in lightweight (1960–61), light-welterweight (1962) and welterweight divisions (1963–68); he was also a Nordic champion in 1961, 1963 and 1967. In 1969 he turned professional, but retired the same year after winning his both bouts, one by knockout. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pertti Purhonen has received more than 10,324 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pertti Purhonen is the 2,224th most popular athlete (down from 1,630th in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Finland (down from 410th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pertti Purhonen ranks 2,224 out of 6,025. Before him are Torben Grael, William Gilmore, Arto Härkönen, Jon Drummond, Robert Stangland, and Dean Crawford. After him are Martha Hudson, Mike Boit, Mack Robinson, Gert Blomé, Brigitte Wujak, and Dwight Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Pertti Purhonen ranks 677. Before him are Dan McKenzie, Olivia Cole, Paul Churchland, David J. Griffiths, Bobby Rydell, and František Ševčík. After him are Jan Halvarsson, Alevtina Olyunina, Lynn Davies, Paul Hinder, Anthony W. England, and Jean-Claude Rudaz. Among people deceased in 2011, Pertti Purhonen ranks 460. Before him are H. R. F. Keating, Kurt Lundquist, John M. Lounge, Pierre Quinon, Margo Dydek, and Pavol Demitra. After him are Fe del Mundo, Stefan Liv, Neil Young, Tomoko Kawakami, Carl Robie, and Charlie Callas.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pertti Purhonen ranks 459 out of 751. Before him are Ilkka Hanski (1953), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Krista Kosonen (1983), Juha Tiainen (1955), Arto Härkönen (1959), and Eicca Toppinen (1975). After him are Rauno Miettinen (1949), Michael Widenius (1962), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Tuomo Ylipulli (1965), and Raimo Helminen (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Pertti Purhonen ranks 89. Before him are Kalevi Oikarainen (1936), Seppo Räty (1962), Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Juha Tiainen (1955), and Arto Härkönen (1959). After him are Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Kantanen (1949), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Tapio Korjus (1961), Janne Lahtela (1974), and Tomi Poikolainen (1961).

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