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Tapio Kantanen

1949 - Today

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Tapio Kantanen (born 31 May 1949) is a Finnish former athlete who mainly competed in the 3,000 metre steeple chase. He competed for Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event. He also competed in the 5,000 metres at Munich, but did not qualify for the final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tapio Kantanen has received more than 15,373 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tapio Kantanen is the 2,423rd most popular athlete (down from 1,786th in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 425th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tapio Kantanen ranks 2,423 out of 6,025. Before him are Julius Kariuki, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Martín Fiz, Christophe Lemaitre, Egil Gjelland, and Willye White. After him are Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Gladys Davis, Suleiman Nyambui, Angelika Bahmann, Chris Tomlinson, and Marian Dudziak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Tapio Kantanen ranks 745. Before him are Warren Treadgold, Erwin Sellering, Alfredo Quesada, Evgenij Ermenkov, Bill Hobbs, and Fan Chung. After him are James S. Voss, Jane Smiley, Antony Sher, Osamu Muramatsu, Mick Mills, and Jerry Harrison.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tapio Kantanen ranks 482 out of 751. Before him are Johanna Sinisalo (1958), Toini Pöysti (1933), Linde Lindström (1976), Niklas Moisander (1985), Matti Hautamäki (1981), and Joonas Kolkka (1974). After him are Hilkka Riihivuori (1952), Elina Valtonen (1981), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Laura Birn (1981), Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (1965), and Johan Olin (1883).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Tapio Kantanen ranks 91. Before him are Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Juha Tiainen (1955), Arto Härkönen (1959), Pertti Purhonen (1942), and Tero Pitkämäki (1982). After him are Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Tapio Korjus (1961), Janne Lahtela (1974), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Tapio Sipilä (1958), and Thomas Johanson (1969).

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