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Tapio Kantanen

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Tapio Kantanen (born 31 May 1949) is a Finnish former athlete who mainly competed in the 3,000 metre steeple chase. He competed for Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event. He also competed in the 5,000 metres at Munich, but did not qualify for the final. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he finished fourth in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tapio Kantanen is the 2,293rd most popular athlete (up from 2,511th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 483rd in 2019) and the 90th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tapio Kantanen ranks 2,293 out of 6,025. Before him are Boris Nikolov, Walter Chaffe, Raúl González, Christine Laser, Guillermo Douglas, and Herb McKenley. After him are Mikhail Zhelev, Im Dong-hyun, Andre De Grasse, Valer Toma, Joe Kovacs, and Fortune Gordien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Tapio Kantanen ranks 707. Before him are Rogelio Farías, Pierre Bayonne, Rod Temperton, Ian Livingstone, Barriemore Barlow, and Bert Vogelstein. After him are Ronald M. Evans, Janusz Pyciak-Peciak, Yuri Balashov, Arturo Vázquez, Bernd Nickel, and Chicão.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tapio Kantanen ranks 453 out of 751. Before him are Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Pertti Purhonen (1942), Arto Härkönen (1959), Susanna Mälkki (1969), and Toimi Pitkänen (1928). After him are Jutta Urpilainen (1975), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Petri Pasanen (1980), Niklas Moisander (1985), Pihla Viitala (1982), and Krista Kosonen (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Tapio Kantanen ranks 90. Before him are Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Arto Bryggare (1958), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Pertti Purhonen (1942), Arto Härkönen (1959), and Toimi Pitkänen (1928). After him are Hannu Siitonen (1949), Seppo Räty (1962), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), and Tapio Sipilä (1958).

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