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Klaes Karppinen

1907 - 1992

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Klaes Karppinen (also spelled Klaus; 9 October 1907 – 24 January 1992) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. Karppinen was born in Iisalmi, Finland. Karppinen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 10 medals, including five golds (18 km: 1935, 4 × 10 km relay: 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and five silvers (18 km: 1939; 50 km: 1935, 1937, 1939; and 4 × 10 km relay: 1937). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaes Karppinen is the 115th most popular skier (up from 160th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Finland (up from 400th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Klaes Karppinen ranks 115 out of 817. Before him are Hans-Georg Aschenbach, Tapio Mäkelä, Erling Evensen, Mikaela Shiffrin, Chiharu Igaya, and Heini Hemmi. After him are Pernilla Wiberg, Anne Heggtveit, Bode Miller, Luc Alphand, Antoinette Meyer, and Franz Pfnür.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Klaes Karppinen ranks 328. Before him are Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, Robert Young, Toni Frissell, Leslie Charteris, George W. Romney, and Hilario López. After him are Ilias Tsirimokos, James Robertson Justice, August Hellemans, Vladimirs Petrovs, Sidney Fox, and Walter Reuther. Among people deceased in 1992, Klaes Karppinen ranks 229. Before him are Andor Földes, Per Olof Sundman, Neville Brand, Ron Woodroof, Luis Rosales, and Sven Delblanc. After him are Bertalan Papp, William Fields, Kurt Wires, Nancy Walker, Lazăr Sfera, and Josef Neckermann.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Klaes Karppinen ranks 357 out of 751. Before him are Olavi Virta (1915), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Mikko Kozarowitzky (1948), and Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941). After him are Sulo Nurmela (1908), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Rodrigo (null), Claes Andersson (1937), Kurt Wires (1919), and Lassi Parkkinen (1917).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Klaes Karppinen ranks 13. Before him are Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1955), Toini Pöysti (1933), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Paavo Lonkila (1923), and Tapio Mäkelä (1926). After him are Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Matti Lähde (1911), Niilo Halonen (1940), Toni Nieminen (1975), Rauno Miettinen (1949), and Jari Puikkonen (1959).

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