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Hermanni Pihlajamäki

1903 - 1982

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Herman Matinpoika "Hermanni" Pihlajamäki (11 November 1903 – 4 June 1982) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. At the European championships he won a freestyle gold medal in 1931, and two silver medals in 1935, in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Pihlajamäki won six Finnish titles: in 1927, 1930, 1932 and 1935–1937, five of them in freestyle wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermanni Pihlajamäki is the 200th most popular wrestler (down from 172nd in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Finland (up from 358th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hermanni Pihlajamäki ranks 200 out of 1,027. Before him are Claes Johanson, Cesaro, Big E, Tamina Snuka, Joseph Olivier, and Ferenc Kiss. After him are Test, Knut Fridell, György Gurics, Nia Jax, Curtis Axel, and Stefan Angelov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Hermanni Pihlajamäki ranks 283. Before him are María Teresa León, Billie Dove, Lilly Scholz, Ali Sastroamidjojo, Gérard Delbeke, and Yashpal. After him are Fernand Jourdant, Norman Foster, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Nancy Carroll, Hans Christian Branner, and Afanasy Beloborodov. Among people deceased in 1982, Hermanni Pihlajamäki ranks 226. Before him are Ruth First, Reta Shaw, Frederick Terman, László Sternberg, Wiesław Maniak, and Václav Mottl. After him are Vitaly Daraselia, Max de Terra, Jean Batten, Renato Sáinz, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, and Alberto Vargas.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hermanni Pihlajamäki ranks 331 out of 751. Before him are Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Erkki Kataja (1924), and Pauli Nevala (1940). After him are Kjell Westö (1961), Jorma Ollila (1950), Oskari Tokoi (1873), Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), and Emppu Vuorinen (1978).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Hermanni Pihlajamäki ranks 10. Before him are Kalle Anttila (1887), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Eino Leino (1891), and Kaarlo Koskelo (1888). After him are Arvo Haavisto (1900), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Martti Nieminen (1891), Johan Olin (1883), Pertti Ukkola (1950), and Harri Koskela (1965).

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