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Väinö Kokkinen

1899 - 1967

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Väinö Kokkinen (25 November 1899 – 27 August 1967) was a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two Olympic gold medals in the middleweight category, in 1928 and 1932, and finished in fourth place in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Väinö Kokkinen has received more than 11,439 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Väinö Kokkinen is the 104th most popular wrestler (down from 63rd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Finland (down from 196th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 104 out of 1,027Before him are József Csatári, Bayram Şit, Harley Race, Big Show, Pedro Morales, and Big John Studd. After him are Stu Hart, Buvaisar Saitiev, Owen Hart, Osamu Watanabe, Shota Chochishvili, and Kustaa Pihlajamäki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 226Before him are Szolem Mandelbrojt, Hugo Benioff, Finn Ronne, Grigori Roshal, Gerald Moore, and Bo Lindman. After him are György Piller, Indra Devi, Willem Jacob Luyten, John Christie, Chief Dan George, and Byron Haskin. Among people deceased in 1967, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 198Before him are Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Marcello Bertinetti, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Paul Whiteman, Friedrich Gogarten, and Walter Krueger. After him are William Christian Bullitt Jr., Gerald Patterson, Hans Reissner, Anatoly Maltsev, Óscar Diego Gestido, and Eugénie Cotton.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 280 out of 751Before him are Reino Kuuskoski (1907), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Martti Marttelin (1897), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), and Timo Kotipelto (1969). After him are Akilles Järvinen (1905), Laila Kinnunen (1939), Märta Tikkanen (1935), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), and Viljo Heino (1914).

Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 5Before him are Emil Väre (1885), Verner Weckman (1882), Eino Leino (1891), and Kalle Anttila (1887). After him are Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), and Arvo Haavisto (1900).