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Eero Kolehmainen

1918 - 2013

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Eero Johannes Kolehmainen (24 March 1918 – 7 December 2013) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. In 1957, aged 39, he won the 50 km races at the Holmenkollen ski festival and Lahti Ski Games. The same year, he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eero Kolehmainen is the 1,501st most popular athlete (down from 1,478th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Finland (up from 383rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eero Kolehmainen ranks 1,501 out of 6,025. Before him are Jan Wienese, Ihor Rybak, Herbert Lindström, Wilson Kiprugut, Mary Carew, and Vilmos Varjú. After him are Romas Ubartas, Carl Bertilsson, Nino, Vincent Matthews, Max Stiepl, and Arthur Schnabel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Eero Kolehmainen ranks 271. Before him are Adolph Kiefer, Stubby Kaye, Thelma Coyne Long, Luis Alcoriza, Göte Hagström, and Edward Craven Walker. After him are Dick Haymes, Gastone Darè, Madeleine L'Engle, Rafael Iriondo, Spike Milligan, and Sebastian Cabot. Among people deceased in 2013, Eero Kolehmainen ranks 393. Before him are Joseph Paul Franklin, Chico Hamilton, Ebbe Parsner, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chrissy Amphlett, and Gerard Cieślik. After him are Jacques Grimonpon, Walt Bellamy, Marshall Berman, Nicolae Martinescu, Bill Hoskyns, and Eeva Ruoppa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Eero Kolehmainen ranks 368 out of 751. Before him are Kurt Wires (1919), Lassi Parkkinen (1917), Tauno Palo (1908), Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Väinö Ikonen (1895), and Matti Lähde (1911). After him are Osmo Vänskä (1953), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Toimi Alatalo (1929), and Miina Sillanpää (1866).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Eero Kolehmainen ranks 69. Before him are Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Rodrigo (null), Kurt Wires (1919), and Väinö Ikonen (1895). After him are Toimi Alatalo (1929), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Arvo Viitanen (1924), Jalmari Eskola (1886), Tiina Lillak (1961), and Juha Tiainen (1955).

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