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Toivo Loukola

1902 - 1984

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Toivo Aarne Loukola (2 October 1902 – 10 January 1984) was a Finnish male runner, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Loukola set an unofficial world record in the steeplechase just a month before the Olympics. In Amsterdam, Loukola first finished seventh in the 10,000 m race and then easily won his 3000 m steeplechase heat. In the final the main favourites were the Finns Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola and Loukola, but Nurmi and Ritola were worn by their injuries and the gruelling 5000 m race of the previous day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toivo Loukola is the 393rd most popular athlete (up from 551st in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Finland (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Toivo Loukola ranks 393 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniel Kinsey, Carl Diem, László Berti, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Olga Fikotová, and Karen Harup. After him are Constantin Henriquez, Charles Reidpath, Tamás Mendelényi, Veikko Hakulinen, Milka Babović, and Julius Skutnabb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Toivo Loukola ranks 184. Before him are Herbert Feigl, Mitrofan Nedelin, Georgette Heyer, Strom Thurmond, Daniel Kinsey, and Eva May. After him are Kim Sowol, Jack Sharkey, Dirk Brouwer, George Kingsley Zipf, Jan Kiepura, and Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald. Among people deceased in 1984, Toivo Loukola ranks 142. Before him are Sam Jaffe, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Henri Fabre, Ethel Merman, Giuseppe Tucci, and Campanal I. After him are Grete Hermann, Ansel Adams, Wolfgang Staudte, Ólafur Jóhannesson, Hovhannes Shiraz, and Fulvio Bernardini.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Toivo Loukola ranks 187 out of 751. Before him are Elmer Niklander (1890), Aino Ackté (1876), Ralf Törngren (1899), Klaus Fleming (1535), Sigrid Fick (1887), and Esko Aho (1954). After him are Johan Wilhelm Rangell (1894), Julius Skutnabb (1889), Jari Kurri (1960), Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Olli Rehn (1962), and V. J. Sukselainen (1906).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Toivo Loukola ranks 15. Before him are Gunnar Höckert (1910), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Lauri Virtanen (1904), Eero Lehtonen (1898), Elias Katz (1901), and Elmer Niklander (1890). After him are Julius Skutnabb (1889), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Harri Larva (1906), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), and Jorma Kinnunen (1941).

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