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Toivo Hyytiäinen

1925 - 1978

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Toivo Armas Hyytiäinen (12 November 1925 in Saarijärvi – 21 October 1978) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed mainly in the men's javelin throw. He competed for Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toivo Hyytiäinen has received more than 11,446 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Toivo Hyytiäinen is the 1,629th most popular athlete (down from 1,358th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Finland (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Toivo Hyytiäinen ranks 1,629 out of 6,025. Before him are Tia Hellebaut, Zygmunt Chychła, Ronnie Ray Smith, Gisela Birkemeyer, Ruurd Leegstra, and Angelo Vanzin. After him are Mary Peters, Dorothy Shirley, Bent Peder Rasch, André Jousseaume, John Miller, and Leroy Burrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Toivo Hyytiäinen ranks 470. Before him are Václav Machek, Betty McKinnon, Doc Pomus, Corinne Calvet, Howard Baker, and Tage Henriksen. After him are Merv Griffin, Eduardo Risso, Robert B. Sherman, Gloria DeHaven, Medea Jugeli, and Kim Stanley. Among people deceased in 1978, Toivo Hyytiäinen ranks 243. Before him are Mauk Weber, Tibor Serly, Alexander Wetmore, Theo Helfrich, Miguel Itzigsohn, and Alfred Braun. After him are Robert Sobukwe, Noble Johnson, Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, Vivian McGrath, and Pedro Bergés.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Toivo Hyytiäinen ranks 401 out of 751. Before him are Arvo Haavisto (1900), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Jan-Erik Enestam (1947), Klaes Karppinen (1907), and Toni Nieminen (1975). After him are Markku Kanerva (1964), Anna Falchi (1972), Väinö Huhtala (1935), Arvo Viitanen (1924), Niilo Halonen (1940), and Jarkko Nieminen (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Toivo Hyytiäinen ranks 71. Before him are Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Eino Purje (1900), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933). After him are Arvo Viitanen (1924), Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Kauko Hänninen (1930), Tiina Lillak (1961), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), and Kalle Jalkanen (1907).

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