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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Siiri Rantanen is the 711th most popular athlete (down from 643rd in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from Finland (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Siiri Rantanen ranks 711 out of 3,059Before her are Mahmoud Namjoo, Mel Patton, Barbara Sobotta, Marlene Ahrens, Efren Reyes, and Karl-Friedrich Haas. After her are Ramón Tapia, Christoph Höhne, Martin Sheridan, Audun Boysen, Werner Günthör, and Edwin Vásquez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Siiri Rantanen ranks 346Before her are Friedrich L. Bauer, Buddy Hackett, Mel Patton, Slim Harpo, Vladimir Bogomolov, and Attilio Giovannini. After her are Mary Ford, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Yvonne Brill, Pierre Adam, César Ruminski, and George Amick. Among people deceased in 2023, Siiri Rantanen ranks 297Before her are Bo Goldman, Tapley Seaton, Dževad Karahasan, Tatjana Patitz, Veniamin Soldatenko, and Francesco Maselli. After her are Dominique Colonna, Giovanni Lodetti, Dario Campeotto, Gérard Latortue, Pedro Solbes, and Mary L. Cleave.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 299 out of 642Before her are Sulo Nurmela (1908), Matti Sippala (1908), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), Jyrki Katainen (1971), and Antero Kivi (1904). After her are Olli Rehn (1962), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Pertti Karppinen (1953), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Vilho Väisälä (1889), and Sulo Bärlund (1910).

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 43Before her are Eero Lehtonen (1898), Pauli Nevala (1940), Veli Saarinen (1902), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Matti Sippala (1908), and Antero Kivi (1904). After her are Pertti Karppinen (1953), Sulo Bärlund (1910), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Pekka Vasala (1948), Verner Järvinen (1870), and Thorvald Strömberg (1931).