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Armas Toivonen

1899 - 1973

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Armas Adam Toivonen (January 20, 1899, Halikko – September 12, 1973) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition. Toivonen won the marathon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Armas Toivonen is the 515th most popular athlete (down from 332nd in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Finland (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Armas Toivonen ranks 515 out of 6,025. Before him are Yevgeniya Sechenova, Gustaf Söderström, Leo Sexton, Yang Chuan-kwang, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, and Gustavo Marzi. After him are John Winter, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Alexander Ragulin, Tamara Tyshkevich, Imre Polyák, and Anatoly Alyabyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Armas Toivonen ranks 192. Before him are Gerald Moore, Vince Gallagher, Richard Hartshorne, Alfred Blalock, Marcel Arland, and Roger Vitrac. After him are Gerhard von Schwerin, Elizabeth Bowen, Filipp Oktyabrsky, Jean de Brunhoff, Väinö Kokkinen, and Hart Crane. Among people deceased in 1973, Armas Toivonen ranks 172. Before him are Erich Srbek, Lauri Lehtinen, Alfred Romer, José Alfredo Jiménez, Charles Daniels, and Harold Hotelling. After him are John Cranko, Alexander Rou, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Elizabeth Bowen, Arturo de Córdova, and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Armas Toivonen ranks 218 out of 751. Before him are Ali Aaltonen (1884), Kati Outinen (1961), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), Antti Hyvärinen (1932), and Ahti Karjalainen (1923). After him are Kalevi Aho (1949), Arvo Aaltonen (1892), Arvo Askola (1909), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), Fanny Churberg (1845), and August Ahlqvist (1826).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Armas Toivonen ranks 25. Before him are Harri Larva (1906), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), and Lauri Lehtinen (1908). After him are Arvo Askola (1909), Armas Taipale (1890), Paavo Johansson (1895), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), and Veli Lehtelä (1935).

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