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Mirja Hietamies

1931 - 2013

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Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013) was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and a silver medal in the individual 10 km race in 1952, placing sixth in 1956. She also won two medals at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 10 km. Hietamies placed second over 10 km at Holmenkollen in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mirja Hietamies is the 1,004th most popular athlete (down from 991st in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Finland (up from 328th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mirja Hietamies ranks 1,004 out of 6,025. Before her are Albert Champoudry, Godfrey Rampling, Zvonimir Vujin, Gjermund Eggen, Ingemar Johansson, and Karel Lismont. After her are Gladys Davis, Masanori Yusa, Honus Wagner, Tommaso Costantino, Charles Asati, and Marvin Stalder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Mirja Hietamies ranks 412. Before her are Fay Weldon, Giovanni Zucchi, Regis Philbin, David Cherkassky, Thorvald Strömberg, and Paul Halla. After her are Lev Durov, D. M. Jayaratne, Richard Murphy, Kiki Dimoula, Walter Taibo, and Roger Planchon. Among people deceased in 2013, Mirja Hietamies ranks 331. Before her are Valeri Zolotukhin, Boris Vasilyev, Marcia Wallace, Michael Winner, Hassan Habibi, and Jean Stapleton. After her are Stanisław Nagy, Kenojuak Ashevak, Danièle Dupré, Józef Kowalski, Sarah Kirsch, and José Luis Sampedro.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mirja Hietamies ranks 320 out of 751. Before her are Toini Pöysti (1933), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), and Sakari Tuomioja (1911). After her are Toini Gustafsson (1938), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Laila Kinnunen (1939), Joonas Kokkonen (1921), Siiri Rantanen (1924), and Antti Tuuri (1944).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Mirja Hietamies ranks 49. Before her are Antero Kivi (1904), Pekka Vasala (1948), Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), and Thorvald Strömberg (1931). After her are Akilles Järvinen (1905), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Matti Sippala (1908).

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