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Verner Weckman

1882 - 1968

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Johan Verner Weckman (26 July 1882 – 22 February 1968) was a wrestler who was the first Finnish Olympic gold medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Verner Weckman has received more than 29,568 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Verner Weckman is the 85th most popular wrestler (up from 101st in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 258th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Verner Weckman ranks 85 out of 1,027Before him are Chris Jericho, Erik Malmberg, Sting, Ted DiBiase, Mahmut Atalay, and Ivan Yarygin. After him are Shinobu Sekine, Emam-Ali Habibi, Anatoly Roshchin, Bobo Brazil, Eino Leino, and Mithat Bayrak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Verner Weckman ranks 197Before him are Rik Wouters, Willem Elsschot, Hernando Siles Reyes, Seán T. O'Kelly, Elly Ney, and Julius Edgar Lilienfeld. After him are Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Walter Braunfels, Harold D. Babcock, Percy Grainger, Aristarkh Lentulov, and Mustafa Subhi. Among people deceased in 1968, Verner Weckman ranks 171Before him are Valentine Hugo, Franchot Tone, Elly Ney, Naima Wifstrand, Carl Bertilsson, and Hamilton Luske. After him are Astrid Cleve, Harold D. Babcock, Manuel Bandeira, René Navarre, Archie Mayo, and Dan Duryea.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Verner Weckman ranks 262 out of 751Before him are Stina Ekblad (1954), Sigrid Fick (1887), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Eino Penttilä (1906), Taina Elg (1930), and Hugo Gyldén (1841). After him are Toivo Loukola (1902), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Eino Leino (1891), Kalle Anttila (1887), and Heidi Hautala (1955).

Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Verner Weckman ranks 2Before him are Emil Väre (1885). After him are Eino Leino (1891), Kalle Anttila (1887), Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), and Arvo Haavisto (1900).