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Kalevi Kotkas

1913 - 1983

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Kalevi Kotkas (10 August 1913 – 24 August 1983) was an Estonian-born Finnish athlete, specializing in high jump, discus throw and shot put. He became the first ever European champion in high jump, in 1934 in Turin, and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he cleared the same height of 2.00 m as the medalists Dave Albritton and Delos Thurber, but made more attempts and was placed fourth. Kalevi Kotkas set four European records in high jump, but two of them – achieved in Rio de Janeiro in 1934 – were never ratified. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kalevi Kotkas is the 1,279th most popular athlete (up from 1,361st in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 187th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 1,279 out of 6,025. Before him are James Rector, Alfred Neveu, José García, Walter Schröder, Ibrahim Shams, and Frank Kugler. After him are Carl von Essen, Igor Novikov, Giovanni Invernizzi, Martin Fourcade, Frank Hussey, and Walter Graf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 298. Before him are Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Qiao Guanhua, Betty Field, Homai Vyarawalla, Andor Földes, and Jacinto Convit. After him are Franz Antel, Ernst Lörtscher, Arne Skouen, Marco Cimatti, Vintilă Cossini, and Oswald Szemerényi. Among people deceased in 1983, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 220. Before him are Amadeo Ortega, Pat O'Brien, Qiao Guanhua, Bjarne Pettersen, Karandash, and Eva Pawlik. After him are Lisette Model, Tomás Ojeda, Jacqueline Logan, Pentti Saarikoski, Georges Spénale, and Harish-Chandra.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 177 out of 351. Before him are Silvi Vrait (1951), August Jakobson (1904), Marju Lauristin (1940), Hendrik Adamson (1891), Valeri Karpin (1969), and Alexander Vostokov (1781). After him are Mihkel Veske (1843), Hellmuth Kneser (1898), August Gailit (1891), Juhan Parts (1966), Erki Nool (1970), and Priit Pärn (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Kalevi Kotkas ranks 14. Before him are Jaan Talts (1944), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), and Arnold Luhaäär (1905). After him are Erki Nool (1970), Bruno Junk (1929), Gerd Kanter (1979), Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), and Kaija Parve (1964).

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