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Veli Saarinen

1902 - 1969

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Veli Selim Saarinen (16 September 1902 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 he finished fourth in the 18 km event. Four years later he won a gold in the 50 km and a bronze in the 18 km event, becoming the first Finnish cross-country skier to win an Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Veli Saarinen has received more than 16,431 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Veli Saarinen is the 638th most popular athlete, the 290th most popular biography from Finland and the 39th most popular Finnish Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Veli Saarinen ranks 638 out of 3,059. Before him are Nils Engdahl, Erik Larsson, Pauli Nevala, Patrick Ryan, Gustaf Lindblom, and Viktor Kapitonov. After him are Gyula Török, Jackson Scholz, Hartmut Briesenick, Angéla Németh, Chris Berger, and László Szollás.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Veli Saarinen ranks 246. Before him are Georges Lacombe, Afife Jale, Edward Condon, Isidoro Sota, Sergei Lemeshev, and Jaime Torres Bodet. After him are Josef von Báky, Giorgio Pessina, Paul Bontemps, Barton MacLane, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and Brian Aherne. Among people deceased in 1969, Veli Saarinen ranks 167. Before him are Moisés Solana, Skip James, Mildred Davis, Stratis Myrivilis, Eero Berg, and Corneliu Robe. After him are Barton MacLane, Walter Hagen, Tom Naudé, Vilho Väisälä, Óscar Osorio, and Leigh Harline.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Veli Saarinen ranks 290 out of 642. Before him are Kaija Mustonen (1941), Fredi (1942), Pauli Nevala (1940), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Darude (1975), and Kjell Westö (1961). After him are Bruno Ahlberg (1911), Kirka (1950), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Matti Sippala (1908), Lauri Ylönen (1979), and Keijo Liinamaa (1929).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Veli Saarinen ranks 39. Before him are Eino Penttilä (1906), Toivo Loukola (1902), Ville Pörhölä (1897), Eero Berg (1898), Eero Lehtonen (1898), and Pauli Nevala (1940). After him are Sulo Nurmela (1908), Matti Sippala (1908), Antero Kivi (1904), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Pertti Karppinen (1953), and Sulo Bärlund (1910).

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