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Kalevi Oikarainen

1936 - 2020

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Kalevi Oikarainen (27 April 1936 – 14 August 2020) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed between the 1950s and the 1970s. Oikarainen was born in Kuusamo. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and placed seventh in the 30 km event at those same games. Oikarainen's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a gold in 50 km in 1970 and a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kalevi Oikarainen is the 2,070th most popular athlete (up from 2,111th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Finland (up from 444th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kalevi Oikarainen ranks 2,070 out of 6,025. Before him are Pam Kilborn, Nikolai Puchkov, Medea Jugeli, Kurt Lundquist, Gabriele Rossetti, and Sultan Rakhmanov. After him are Brahim Boutayeb, Ozren Bonačić, Ben Jipcho, George Hutson, Georges Johin, and Angelo Scuri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Kalevi Oikarainen ranks 534. Before him are Barbara Sobotta, Roger Staub, Salvador Reyes Monteón, Adán Godoy, Peter Hill-Wood, and Michael Dertouzos. After him are Al Attles, Edward C. Stone, Nils Nilsson, Barbara Jordan, Charlie Daniels, and Shelley Morrison. Among people deceased in 2020, Kalevi Oikarainen ranks 701. Before him are Benny Chan, Jan Morris, Kristina Lugn, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Euphrase Kezilahabi, and Finn Christian Jagge. After him are Jane Dee Hull, Ben Jipcho, Gerhard Strack, Roger Saint-Vil, Kinuko Tanida, and Charlie Daniels.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kalevi Oikarainen ranks 425 out of 751. Before him are Karita Mattila (1960), Väinö Huhtala (1935), Sam Lake (1970), Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Matti Kassila (1924), and Jussi Halla-aho (1971). After him are Bruno Ahlberg (1911), Sari Essayah (1967), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (1983), Markku Kanerva (1964), Heidi Hautala (1955), and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Kalevi Oikarainen ranks 80. Before him are Juha Tiainen (1955), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), Juhani Suutarinen (1943), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Kauko Hänninen (1930), and Harry Siljander (1922). After him are Kaisa Mäkäräinen (1983), Heikki Ikola (1947), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Arto Bryggare (1958), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), and Pertti Purhonen (1942).

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