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Sirkka Polkunen

1927 - 2014

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Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later Vilander, 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014), was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and placed fifth and eighth in the individual 10 km event in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Polkunen also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished sixth in the 10 km at those championships. Polkunen never won a national title, placing second-third over 10 km in 1951, 1953–54 and 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sirkka Polkunen is the 1,352nd most popular athlete (down from 1,080th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Finland (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 1,352 out of 6,025. Before her are William Thompson, Jopie Selbach, Gaston Mercier, István Hevesi, Yordanka Blagoeva, and Bill Carr. After her are Judi Brown Clarke, Albert White, Alan Helffrich, Peter Donlon, Lennart Strand, and Carl Forssell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 373. Before her are Werner Haas, Jacques Dupin, George Hunter, Liselott Linsenhoff, Holger Hansson, and Henri Dirickx. After her are Bill Daily, Ermes Muccinelli, Frank Sedgman, McLean Stevenson, David Dinkins, and Dorothy Manley. Among people deceased in 2014, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 406. Before her are Gennadi Gusarov, Feridun Buğeker, Javier Fragoso, André Buffière, Anatoly Kuznetsov, and Keiko Awaji. After her are Buddy DeFranco, François Deguelt, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, A. N. R. Robinson, Carla Laemmle, and Bruno Zumino.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 350 out of 751. Before her are Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Darude (1975), Viljo Heino (1914), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), and Paavo Väyrynen (1946). After her are Olavi Virta (1915), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Mikko Kozarowitzky (1948), and Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Sirkka Polkunen ranks 61. Before her are Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), Eeles Landström (1932), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Viljo Heino (1914), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933). After her are Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Rodrigo (null), and Kurt Wires (1919).

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