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Eino Purje

1900 - 1984

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Eino Alfred Purje (21 February 1900 – 2 September 1984) was a middle-distance runner from Finland, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also reached the finals of the 5000 m race in 1928 and 1500 m event in 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eino Purje is the 1,162nd most popular athlete (up from 1,399th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Finland (up from 380th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eino Purje ranks 1,162 out of 6,025. Before him are Piero D'Inzeo, Irina Beglyakova, Béla Békessy, Vasile Dîba, John Brinck, and Christian Gitsham. After him are Janusz Sidło, Kazimierz Zimny, Richard Gunn, Oscar De Cock, Miroslav Koranda, and Johanna Lüttge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Eino Purje ranks 258. Before him are Ivan Kozlovsky, István Fekete, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, John C. Slater, Alfredo Dinale, and Zoltán Lajos Bay. After him are David Hand, Ernie Pyle, Achille Souchard, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Alfredo Porzio, and Anni Holdmann. Among people deceased in 1984, Eino Purje ranks 207. Before him are Chester Himes, Ramón Tapia, Virgil Jacomini, Rudolf Stahl, Nariz, and Renato Perona. After him are Donald Johnston, Carl Foreman, Estelle Winwood, Byron Haskin, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and Pentti Hämäläinen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Eino Purje ranks 336 out of 751. Before him are Pauli Nevala (1940), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Kjell Westö (1961), Jorma Ollila (1950), Oskari Tokoi (1873), and Matti Sippala (1908). After him are Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Kirka (1950), Eeles Landström (1932), Paavo Lonkila (1923), and Yrjö Hietanen (1927).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Eino Purje ranks 56. Before him are Akilles Järvinen (1905), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Matti Sippala (1908). After him are Eeles Landström (1932), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Viljo Heino (1914), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), and Pentti Hämäläinen (1929).

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