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Sirkka Polkunen

1927 - 2014

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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

Among athletes, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 1,008 out of 3,059Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 355Before 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 390Before 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.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 339 out of 642Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 57Before 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).