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Thorvald Strömberg

1931 - 2010

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Lennart Thorvald Strömberg (17 March 1931 – 9 December 2010) was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events. He won a gold and a silver medal in 1952 and placed fourth over 10,000 m in 1956. Strömberg also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1950, 1958) and a silver (K-1 1000 m: 1950). After retiring from competitions Strömberg was the chairman of his canoe club in Ekenäs and a member of the Finnish canoe/kayak federation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thorvald Strömberg is the 983rd most popular athlete (up from 1,173rd in 2019), the 317th most popular biography from Finland (up from 355th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thorvald Strömberg ranks 983 out of 6,025. Before him are Miklós Szilvási, Ulrike Meyfarth, Sidney Johnson, Jorma Valkama, Paul Weinstein, and Hildegard Falck. After him are Petra Felke, Gunnar Lindström, Jean Piot, Chrétien Waydelich, Gaston Amson, and Dieter Krause.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Thorvald Strömberg ranks 410. Before him are Mordecai Richler, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Fay Weldon, Giovanni Zucchi, Regis Philbin, and David Cherkassky. After him are Paul Halla, Mirja Hietamies, Lev Durov, D. M. Jayaratne, Richard Murphy, and Kiki Dimoula. Among people deceased in 2010, Thorvald Strömberg ranks 293. Before him are Joseph Bessala, Robert B. Parker, Brita Borg, Pedro Dellacha, Irina Arkhipova, and Urbano Navarrete Cortés. After him are Bobby Hebb, Susanna Amatuni, Takeshi Shudo, Bohumil Němeček, Eino Tamberg, and Tom Walkinshaw.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Thorvald Strömberg ranks 317 out of 751. Before him are Wivi Lönn (1872), Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1955), Märta Tikkanen (1935), Toini Pöysti (1933), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), and Kaija Mustonen (1941). After him are Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Akilles Järvinen (1905), and Laila Kinnunen (1939).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Thorvald Strömberg ranks 48. Before him are Ville Pörhölä (1897), Antero Kivi (1904), Pekka Vasala (1948), Urho Peltonen (1893), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), and Vilho Niittymaa (1896). After him are Mirja Hietamies (1931), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), and Pauli Nevala (1940).

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