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Siiri Rantanen

1924 - 2023

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Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen (née Lintunen, 14 December 1924 – 5 May 2023) was a Finnish cross-country skier. She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them: a gold and a bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956–60 and another bronze in the individual 10 km in 1952; she placed fifth and 15th over 10 km in 1956 and 1960, respectively. She also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Domestically Rantanen won six individual (10 km in 1954 and 1957–58; 5 km in 1960–1962) and five relay titles (1952, 1958–1961). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Siiri Rantanen is the 1,048th most popular athlete (down from 705th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Finland (down from 284th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Siiri Rantanen ranks 1,048 out of 6,025. Before her are Arvid Knöppel, György Kárpáti, Anastasiya Kuzmina, Maria Mutola, Ulf Timmermann, and Viola Myers. After her are Victor Thibault, Atanase Sciotnic, Vasili Kuznetsov, Robert Emmiyan, László Rajcsányi, and Valeria Bufanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Siiri Rantanen ranks 372. Before her are Ingemar Johansson, Susanna Amatuni, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Yulia Drunina, Val Avery, and Silvano Piovanelli. After her are Joan Aiken, Natalia Bekhtereva, Erkki Kataja, Sabine Weiss, Carlos Humberto Romero, and Masha Bruskina. Among people deceased in 2023, Siiri Rantanen ranks 393. Before her are Cindy Williams, Marie Kovářová, Federico Sacchi, Michael Bishop, Surat Huseynov, and Annie Wersching. After her are Moonbin, Georges Bereta, Günther Herrmann, George Winston, Jimmy Buffett, and Nicolae Neagoe.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 325 out of 751. Before her are Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Laila Kinnunen (1939), and Joonas Kokkonen (1921). After her are Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Siiri Rantanen ranks 51. Before her are Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Mirja Hietamies (1931), and Akilles Järvinen (1905). After her are Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), and Eeles Landström (1932).

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