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Siiri Rantanen

1924 - 2023

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Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen (née Lintunen, 14 December 1924 – 5 May 2023) was a Finnish cross-country skier. She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them: a gold and a bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956–60 and another bronze in the individual 10 km in 1952; she placed fifth and 15th over 10 km in 1956 and 1960, respectively. She also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.Domestically Rantanen won six individual (10 km in 1954 and 1957–58; 5 km in 1960–1962) and five relay titles (1952, 1958–1961). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siiri Rantanen has received more than 32,157 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Siiri Rantanen is the 677th most popular athlete (up from 711th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Finland (up from 297th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Finnish Athlete.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Siiri Rantanen has had the most page views in the with 39,037 views, followed by English (8,888), and Polish (4,190). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (806.93%), French (629.61%), and Dutch (279.37%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Siiri Rantanen ranks 677 out of 6,025. Before her are William Stevenson, Bud Houser, Chūhei Nambu, Bärbel Wöckel, Harriet Bland, and Hartmut Briesenick. After her are Ingrid Becker, Gheorghe Berceanu, Don Quarrie, Viljo Heino, Mykola Avilov, and Bengt Eriksson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Siiri Rantanen ranks 344. Before her are Antonio Creus, Natalia Bekhtereva, Masha Bruskina, Kihachi Okamoto, Chikage Awashima, and Rossana Rossanda. After her are Branko Kralj, Friedrich L. Bauer, Arthur Harnden, Adelaida Avagyan, Aron Gurevich, and Mohamed Benhima. Among people deceased in 2023, Siiri Rantanen ranks 438. Before her are Mudar Badran, Anfisa Reztsova, Nikica Valentić, John Romita Sr., Sara Tavares, and Gary Rossington. After her are Gary Wright, Ferenc Mészáros, Odd Børre, Dario Campeotto, George Winston, and Dick Savitt.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 284 out of 751. Before her are Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Laila Kinnunen (1939), and Märta Tikkanen (1935). After her are Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Viljo Heino (1914), Pauli Nevala (1940), Pekka Vasala (1948), Olavi Virta (1915), and Rosa Liksom (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 33. Before her are Paavo Johansson (1895), Verner Järvinen (1870), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Martti Marttelin (1897), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), and Akilles Järvinen (1905). After her are Viljo Heino (1914), Pauli Nevala (1940), Pekka Vasala (1948), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Matti Sippala (1908), and Julius Saaristo (1891).

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