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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. Between 1925 and 1933 he won one gold and four silver medals at the European championships as well as six national titles (1926, 1929–32 and 1934).Kokkinen was a blacksmith by profession and fought in the Finnish Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Väinö Kokkinen has received more than 10,338 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Väinö Kokkinens by language

Over the past year Väinö Kokkinen has had the most page views in the with 1,163 views, followed by Finnish (1,048), and Italian (732). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (58.69%), Catalan (52.73%), and Persian (23.66%)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 104 out of 1,027. Before 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 226. Before 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 198. Before 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 751. Before 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).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Väinö Kokkinen ranks 5. Before 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).

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