1927 - 2014
Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later Vilander, 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014), was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and placed fifth and eighth in the individual 10 km event in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Polkunen also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished sixth in the 10 km at those championships.Polkunen never won a national title, placing second-third over 10 km in 1951, 1953–54 and 1956. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sirkka Polkunen has received more than 10,396 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sirkka Polkunen is the 1,008th most popular athlete, the 339th most popular biography from Finland and the 57th most popular Finnish Athlete.
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Among athletes, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 1,008 out of 3,059. Before her are František Douda, Lily Carlstedt, Adolf Kainz, Gerd Hornberger, David Rigert, and Bob Hayes. After her are György Bródy, Hal Brown, Karl Röderer, Grigory Mkrtychan, Robert Liottel, and Ödön Bodor.
1908 - 1990
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,002
1926 - 2002
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,003
1903 - 1948
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,004
1910 - 1988
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,005
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,006
1942 - 2002
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,007
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,008
1908 - 1967
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,009
1898 - 1983
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,010
1868 - 1928
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,011
1925 - 2003
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,012
1885 - 1968
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,013
1882 - 1927
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,014
Among people born in 1927, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 355. Before her are Peter Matthiessen, Heini Walter, James Broderick, Leonid Shcherbakov, Edward Abbey, and Tatyana Zaslavskaya. After her are Raymond Leppard, Gábor Benedek, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Chris Connor, Pat Carroll, and Vladimir Motyl. Among people deceased in 2014, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 390. Before her are Ian McLagan, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, Bert Williams, Jaroslav Walter, James Foley, and Roberto Telch. After her are Klaus Schmidt, Patrice Wymore, Henry Hartsfield, Ibrahim Touré, Göte Hagström, and Gyula Sax.
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 349
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 350
1927 - 1982
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 351
1927 - 2004
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 352
1927 - 1989
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 353
1927 - 2013
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 354
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 355
1927 - 2019
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 356
1927 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 357
1927 - 2003
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 358
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 359
1927 - 2022
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 360
1927 - 2010
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 361
1945 - 2014
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 384
1922 - 2014
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 385
1920 - 2014
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 386
1939 - 2014
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 387
1973 - 2014
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 388
1943 - 2014
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 389
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 390
1953 - 2014
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 391
1926 - 2014
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 392
1933 - 2014
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 393
1985 - 2014
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 394
1918 - 2014
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 395
1951 - 2014
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 396
Among people born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 339 out of 642. Before her are Hannu Salama (1936), Katri Vala (1901), Toni Nieminen (1975), Urho Peltonen (1893), Paavo Lonkila (1923), and Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941). After her are Leena Krohn (1947), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Karita Mattila (1960), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Santeri Alkio (1862), and Timo Soini (1962).
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 333
1901 - 1944
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 334
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 335
1893 - 1951
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 336
1923 - 2017
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 337
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 338
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 339
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 340
1887 - 1932
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 341
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 342
1922 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 343
1862 - 1930
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 344
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 345
Among athletes born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 57. Before her are Jalmari Eskola (1886), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Urho Peltonen (1893), and Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941). After her are Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Erkki Kataja (1924), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (1983), and Hugo Lahtinen (1891).
1886 - 1958
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 51
1913 - 2006
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 52
1931 - 2013
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 53
1908 - 2006
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 54
1893 - 1951
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 55
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 56
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 57
1887 - 1932
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 58
1918 - 2013
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 59
1896 - 1979
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 60
1924 - 1969
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 61
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 62
1891 - 1977
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 63