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Ville Pörhölä

1897 - 1964

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Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (originally Horneman, 24 December 1897 – 28 November 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw. Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in discus throw finishing in eighth place and in weight throw in which he was ninth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ville Pörhölä has received more than 18,863 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ville Pörhölä is the 555th most popular athlete (down from 491st in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Finland (down from 249th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ville Pörhölä ranks 555 out of 3,059. Before him are Luise Krüger, Abdon Pamich, Manfred Kokot, Isao Okano, Frank Wykoff, and Don Quarrie. After him are Adrien Rommel, Hermann Barrelet, Rudolf Harbig, Evelyn Furtsch, Ondina Valla, and Ellen Braumüller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Ville Pörhölä ranks 216. Before him are Betty Compson, Jacob Bjerknes, Martti Marttelin, Aaro Pajari, Antonio Campolo, and Hansa Jivraj Mehta. After him are Douglas Hartree, Nils Asther, Luis Batlle Berres, Gerhard Lamprecht, Władysław Broniewski, and Knudåge Riisager. Among people deceased in 1964, Ville Pörhölä ranks 148. Before him are Felisberto Hernández, Edith Sitwell, John Eke, Paul A. Baran, Axel Norling, and Theodore Freeman. After him are Hermann Barrelet, Luiz Gervazoni, Luis Batlle Berres, Clive Bell, Werner Bergengruen, and Patrick Ryan.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ville Pörhölä ranks 270 out of 642. Before him are Aaro Pajari (1897), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), August Ahlqvist (1826), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), and Toivo Loukola (1902). After him are Tauno Palo (1908), Katri Helena (1945), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Eero Berg (1898), Eero Lehtonen (1898), and Heikki Hasu (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Ville Pörhölä ranks 35. Before him are Akilles Järvinen (1905), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Eino Penttilä (1906), and Toivo Loukola (1902). After him are Eero Berg (1898), Eero Lehtonen (1898), Pauli Nevala (1940), Veli Saarinen (1902), Sulo Nurmela (1908), and Matti Sippala (1908).

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