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Paavo Johansson

1895 - 1983

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Paavo Johansson (later Jaale) (21 October 1895, in – 5 December 1983) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paavo Johansson is the 583rd most popular athlete (up from 596th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Finland (up from 270th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paavo Johansson ranks 583 out of 6,025Before him are André Bonin, Walter Bathe, István Somodi, Teresa Ciepły, Karel Mejta Sr, and Gheorghe Berceanu. After him are Marc Wright, Teodor Koskenniemi, Ioannis Persakis, Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing, Galina Bystrova, and James Juvenal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Paavo Johansson ranks 204Before him are Ruth Fischer, Hans Rosbaud, Ayna Sultanova, Yellapragada Subbarow, Bert Lahr, and Karel Pešek. After him are Nikolay Shchors, Pauline Pfeiffer, Geo Milev, Virginia Rappe, Leo Ornstein, and Charles King. Among people deceased in 1983, Paavo Johansson ranks 158Before him are Bart Bok, Earl Hines, Carlo Orlandi, George Hodgson, Diego Abad de Santillán, and Gyula Illyés. After him are Émile Veinante, Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, Rudolf Wolters, Marguerite Broquedis, Higinio Morínigo, and Nils Engdahl.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Paavo Johansson ranks 238 out of 751Before him are Armas Taipale (1890), Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Sofi Oksanen (1977), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), and Verner Weckman (1882). After him are Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Kalle Anttila (1887), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), Gustaf Molander (1888), Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870), and Heikki Liimatainen (1894).

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Paavo Johansson ranks 28Before him are Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), Armas Toivonen (1899), Arvo Askola (1909), and Armas Taipale (1890). After him are Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Veli Saarinen (1902), Eino Penttilä (1906), and Kaisa Parviainen (1914).