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Heli Rantanen

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Heli Orvokki Rantanen (born 26 February 1970) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, setting a new personal best of 67.94 in the first round. She is the first Nordic woman to become an Olympic Champion in athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Heli Rantanen is the 3,062nd most popular athlete (up from 3,182nd in 2024), the 536th most popular biography from Finland (up from 551st in 2019) and the 96th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Heli Rantanen ranks 3,062 out of 6,025. Before her are Monika Weber-Koszto, Elvira Öberg, Sandrine Bailly, Christiane Weber, Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, and Andreas Müller. After her are Julius Korir, Tony Estanguet, Mélina Robert-Michon, Olena Kostevych, Billy Konchellah, and Anne Elvebakk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Heli Rantanen ranks 711. Before her are Biljana Srbljanović, Simone Tebet, Matthias Maurer, Juan Manuel Moreno, Eric Yuan, and Olaf Kölzig. After her are Yuji Hashimoto, Einat Kalisch-Rotem, Abderrahim Ouakili, François-Philippe Champagne, Mitsuhiro Misaki, and Helen Sjöholm.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Heli Rantanen ranks 536 out of 751. Before her are Jari Isometsä (1968), Mixu Paatelainen (1967), Jarmo Myllys (1965), Teemu Tainio (1979), Saara Aalto (1987), and Mika Laitinen (1973). After her are Jari Mäenpää (1977), Risto Jussilainen (1975), Anders Adlercreutz (1970), Jaska Raatikainen (1979), Virpi Sarasvuo (1976), and Tami Kiuru (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Heli Rantanen ranks 96. Before her are Hannu Siitonen (1949), Seppo Räty (1962), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), and Tapio Sipilä (1958). After her are Harri Eloranta (1963), Arsi Harju (1974), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Aki Parviainen (1974), Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), and Janne Lahtela (1974).

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