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Mikko Kolehmainen

1964 - Today

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Mikko Yrjö Ilmari Kolehmainen (born 18 August 1964 in Mikkeli) is a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992. Kolehmainen's victory was Finland's only gold medal at those games. By now established as Finland's strongest kayak sprinter, he concentrated in the K-1 500 m discipline. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikko Kolehmainen is the 3,314th most popular athlete (up from 3,811th in 2019), the 541st most popular biography from Finland (up from 608th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mikko Kolehmainen ranks 3,314 out of 6,025. Before him are Anca Tănase, Marc Burns, Fita Bayisa, Danny Lee, Sophie Dodemont, and Francisco Javier Gómez Noya. After him are Olaf Hampel, Franziska Preuß, Jordi Sans, Vala Flosadóttir, Wilson Boit Kipketer, and Bohdan Bondarenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Mikko Kolehmainen ranks 810. Before him are Uxue Barkos, Christer Majbäck, Markus Zimmermann, Hussain Shah, Craig Fairbrass, and Petar Hubchev. After him are Lesley Lokko, Yoshinori Higashikawa, Lotta Lotass, John Parrott, Paoletta Magoni, and Scott Silver.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mikko Kolehmainen ranks 541 out of 751. Before him are Arsi Harju (1974), Petri Lindroos (1980), Mika Kallio (1982), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), and Aki Parviainen (1974). After him are Joonas Suotamo (1986), Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), Fredrik Norrena (1973), and Hannu Virta (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Mikko Kolehmainen ranks 101. Before him are Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), Heli Rantanen (1970), Arsi Harju (1974), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), and Aki Parviainen (1974). After him are Janne Lahtela (1974), Kimmo Kinnunen (1968), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Thomas Johanson (1969), Niklas Hagman (1979), and Valentin Kononen (1969).

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