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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 17,417 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Veli Saarinen is the 968th most popular athlete (down from 638th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from Finland (down from 288th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Veli Saarinen ranks 968 out of 6,025. Before him are Erki Nool, János Parti, Dainis Kūla, Gustav Schäfer, Johanna Klier, and Ferdinand Kiefler. After him are Paavo Yrjölä, Marjorie Clark, Edward Gardère, Henry Petersen, Hadi Choopan, and Hugo Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Veli Saarinen ranks 269. Before him are Arno Arthur Wachmann, Jaime Torres Bodet, Will Geer, Skip James, Nikolaus Pevsner, and Bronisław Kaper. After him are Paavo Yrjölä, Russinho, Margaret Woodbridge, Isidoro Sota, Antonio Maquilón, and Beryl Markham. Among people deceased in 1969, Veli Saarinen ranks 198. Before him are Vernon Duke, Skip James, Corneliu Robe, Vilho Väisälä, Óscar Osorio, and Hjalmar Cedercrona. After him are Stratis Myrivilis, Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Bruno Söderström, Max Eastman, Giorgio Chiavacci, and Károly Dietz.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Veli Saarinen ranks 330 out of 751. Before him are Tauno Palo (1908), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Timo Soini (1962), and Claes Andersson (1937). After him are Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Oskar Gripenberg (1838), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Antero Kivi (1904), Kjell Westö (1961), and Juice Leskinen (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Veli Saarinen ranks 46. Before him are Eero Lehtonen (1898), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Jalmari Eskola (1886), and Mirja Hietamies (1931). After him are Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Antero Kivi (1904), Ville Pörhölä (1897), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Eeles Landström (1932), and Sirkka Polkunen (1927).

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