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Toimi Pitkänen

1928 - 2016

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Toimi Johannes Pitkänen (23 May 1928 – 17 September 2016) was a Finnish rower. He competed in various two-man and four man events at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two bronze medals, in 1956 and 1960. Throughout most of his career Pitkänen rowed with Veli Lehtelä. In addition to two Olympic bronze medals, they won two gold and two silver medals at the European championships in 1955–1961, and placed sixth at the 1964 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toimi Pitkänen is the 2,278th most popular athlete (down from 2,197th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 450th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Toimi Pitkänen ranks 2,278 out of 6,025. Before him are Valentina Nikonova, Aldo Ghira, Arto Härkönen, Edward Ferry, Sven Fischer, and Jack Pierce. After him are Vicki Draves, Tomas Johansson, Andrei Mikhnevich, Ivan Udodov, Walter Mahlendorf, and Foy Draper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Toimi Pitkänen ranks 558. Before him are Kanu Sanyal, Vern Mikkelsen, Vilayat Khan, George Maharis, Maureen Gardner, and Fred Ebb. After him are André Milhoux, Herbert Flam, Pat O'Connor, Vanessa Brown, Udham Singh, and Ted Sorensen. Among people deceased in 2016, Toimi Pitkänen ranks 535. Before him are Daniel Willems, Elizaveta Glinka, Andrew Sachs, Clyde Lovellette, Ashot Anastasian, and Rod Temperton. After him are Henry Worsley, Patrick Manning, Bill Johnson, M. Balamuralikrishna, Nené, and Tage Henriksen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Toimi Pitkänen ranks 452 out of 751. Before him are Tuomo Ylipulli (1965), Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Pertti Purhonen (1942), Arto Härkönen (1959), and Susanna Mälkki (1969). After him are Tapio Kantanen (1949), Jutta Urpilainen (1975), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Petri Pasanen (1980), Niklas Moisander (1985), and Pihla Viitala (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Toimi Pitkänen ranks 89. Before him are Heikki Ikola (1947), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Arto Bryggare (1958), Tomi Poikolainen (1961), Pertti Purhonen (1942), and Arto Härkönen (1959). After him are Tapio Kantanen (1949), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Seppo Räty (1962), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Tapio Korjus (1961), and Tero Pitkämäki (1982).

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