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Seppo Räty

1962 - Today

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Seppo Henrik Räty (born 27 April 1962) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was a World Champion, having won gold in 1987. He was also an Olympic medalist (silver in 1992, bronze in 1988 and 1996). He was nicknamed Tohmajärven karhu ("The Bear of Tohmajärvi") and Tohmajärven tykki ("The Cannon of Tohmajärvi"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Seppo Räty is the 2,540th most popular athlete (down from 2,127th in 2024), the 481st most popular biography from Finland (down from 446th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Seppo Räty ranks 2,540 out of 6,025. Before him are Kim Collins, Andreas Knebel, Simon Fourcade, Judy Amoore, Jan Frodeno, and Hiroshi Yamamoto. After him are Gabriella Dorio, Ginka Zagorcheva, John Davis, Yordan Mitkov, Catherine Ndereba, and Lars Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Seppo Räty ranks 641. Before him are Pierre Quinon, Erik Thorstvedt, Zizinho, Horst Bulau, Hiroshi Yamamoto, and Adriano Baffi. After him are Philippe Vercruysse, Algirdas Šemeta, Beatie Edney, Justin Cronin, Ian MacKaye, and Zoran Čutura.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Seppo Räty ranks 481 out of 751. Before him are Amen (1972), Riikka Purra (1977), Markku Aro (1950), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Päivi Räsänen (1959), and Pertti Ukkola (1950). After him are Anneli Saaristo (1949), Matti Hautamäki (1981), Riki Sorsa (1952), Kalle Rovanperä (2000), Johanna Sinisalo (1958), and Anne Nurmi (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Seppo Räty ranks 91. Before him are Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Pertti Purhonen (1942), Arto Härkönen (1959), Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Tapio Kantanen (1949), and Hannu Siitonen (1949). After him are Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), Heli Rantanen (1970), and Harri Eloranta (1963).

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