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Tapio Sipilä

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Tapio Olavi Sipilä (born November 26, 1958, in Kiiminki), nicknamed Tapsa, is a former wrestler from Finland, who claimed the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight Division (– 68 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won the bronze medal four years later in the same weight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Tapio Sipilä is the 2,760th most popular athlete (up from 2,950th in 2024), the 505th most popular biography from Finland (up from 529th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tapio Sipilä ranks 2,760 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniel Martínez, Robert Wangila, Wanda Panfil, Tero Pitkämäki, Donald Thomas, and Abdi Bile. After him are Naoko Takahashi, Yaroslav Rybakov, Karsten Schmeling, Tatyana Kotova, Olimpiada Ivanova, and Michal Martikán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Tapio Sipilä ranks 664. Before him are José Manuel Abascal, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, François Brisson, Sherri Martel, Peter Del Vecho, and Héctor Zelaya. After him are Dieter Althaus, Barbara Rosenkranz, Christine Lieberknecht, Bettine Jahn, Lilya Budzhurova, and Atsuji Miyahara.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Tapio Sipilä ranks 505 out of 751. Before him are Toni Gardemeister (1975), Aki Karvonen (1957), Asko Parpola (1941), Tim Sparv (1987), Tapio Korjus (1961), and Tero Pitkämäki (1982). After him are Joonas Kolkka (1974), Kaija Kärkinen (1962), Tomas Sandström (1964), Tanja Poutiainen (1980), Jere Lehtinen (1973), and Elina Valtonen (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Tapio Sipilä ranks 95. Before him are Tapio Kantanen (1949), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Seppo Räty (1962), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), and Tero Pitkämäki (1982). After him are Heli Rantanen (1970), Harri Eloranta (1963), Arsi Harju (1974), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Aki Parviainen (1974), and Mikko Kolehmainen (1964).

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