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Bruno Junk

1929 - 1995

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Bruno Junk (27 September 1929 – 22 September 1995) was an Estonian race walker. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won bronze medals on both occasions. He set a world record in the 15 km in 1951 (1:08:08.0), and had world's best times in the 20 km in 1956 (1:30:00.8) and in the 3 km in 1952 (11:51.4). Domestically he won four Soviet titles: in 1951 and 1956 in the 20 km, and in 1952 and 1953 in the 10 km, and eight Estonian titles: in 1949–50 and 1956–59 in the 20 km, in 1958 in the 10 km, and in 1959 in the 30 km. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Junk is the 1,794th most popular athlete (down from 680th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 147th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bruno Junk ranks 1,794 out of 6,025. Before him are Zygmunt Chychła, Folke Alnevik, Bill Hobbs, Paula Ivan, Hugo Simon, and Victor Verschueren. After him are Chris Berger, Renaud Lavillenie, Michael Wheeler, Lucinda Williams, Óscar Cristi, and Liu Hong.

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Among people born in 1929, Bruno Junk ranks 486. Before him are Goffredo Parise, Utpal Dutt, Aulis Rytkönen, Ahmed Kathrada, Carlos Torres, and Gabriel Ochoa Uribe. After him are Hal Blaine, Henry Proctor, Richard Rush, Józef Zapędzki, Jerzy Antczak, and Mir Hazar Khan Khoso. Among people deceased in 1995, Bruno Junk ranks 290. Before him are Grahame Clark, Fischer Black, Les Aspin, Víctor Peralta, Salil Chowdhury, and George Stibitz. After him are George Woodcock, T. Keith Glennan, Iqbal Masih, Stig Sjölin, Boris Gurevich, and Rauf Hajiyev.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Bruno Junk ranks 192 out of 351. Before him are Nikolai Stepulov (1913), Erika Salumäe (1962), Artur Adson (1889), Taavi Rõivas (1979), Tunne Kelam (1936), and Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942). After him are Andrus Veerpalu (1971), Tanel Padar (1980), Artur Lemba (1885), Andres Oper (1977), August Alle (1890), and Jaan Kirsipuu (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Bruno Junk ranks 16. Before him are Jüri Tamm (1957), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Kalevi Kotkas (1913), and Erki Nool (1970). After him are Gerd Kanter (1979), Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), Kaija Parve (1964), Jaak Mae (1972), and Tõnu Tõniste (1967).

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