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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 9,596 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pertti Purhonen is the 1,631st most popular athlete, the 412th most popular biography from Finland and the 80th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pertti Purhonen ranks 1,631 out of 3,059. Before him are Fyodor Simashev, Kim Collins, Frank Havens, Andrey Abduvaliyev, Stefan Lövgren, and Lillian Board. After him are Igor Romishevsky, Mac Wilkins, Werner von Moltke, Peter Mueller, Abel Kiviat, and Ernesto Canto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Pertti Purhonen ranks 597. Before him are Bob Love, Jejomar Binay, Jon Kyl, Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, and John Konrads. After him are Dennis Hastert, Connie Hawkins, Joe Boyd, Harvey Atkin, Lynn Davies, and Andraé Crouch. Among people deceased in 2011, Pertti Purhonen ranks 420. Before him are Iztok Puc, Tomoko Kawakami, Gary Speed, Bill Hunter, Stefan Liv, and Naoki Matsuda. After him are Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Vladimir Ryzhkin, Pauline Betz, John M. Lounge, Sada Thompson, and Fe del Mundo.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pertti Purhonen ranks 412 out of 642. Before him are Matti Hautamäki (1981), Juha Tiainen (1955), Petri Pasanen (1980), Toini Pöysti (1933), Arto Härkönen (1959), and Seppo Räty (1962). After him are Monika Fagerholm (1961), Niklas Moisander (1985), Iivo Niskanen (1992), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Johanna Sinisalo (1958), and Jutta Urpilainen (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Pertti Purhonen ranks 80. Before him are Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Arvo Viitanen (1924), Juha Tiainen (1955), Arto Härkönen (1959), and Seppo Räty (1962). After him are Hannu Siitonen (1949), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tapio Kantanen (1949), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), and Tapio Sipilä (1958).

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