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Väinö Huhtala

1935 - 2016

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Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala (24 December 1935 – 18 June 2016) was a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964. Huhtala also finished fourth in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He also won a silver medal in the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 × 10 km relay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Väinö Huhtala is the 179th most popular skier (down from 163rd in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from Finland (down from 405th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Väinö Huhtala ranks 179 out of 817. Before him are Mika Myllylä, Kazuyoshi Funaki, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Seiji Aochi, Traudl Hecher, and Thomas Alsgaard. After him are Anne Jahren, Roger Staub, Bente Skari, Reinhold Bachler, Larisa Lazutina, and Finn Christian Jagge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Väinö Huhtala ranks 494. Before him are Sylvia Robinson, Albert Heath, Billy Whelan, Larry Kramer, Bob Gibson, and Susan Cooper. After him are Vasil Metodiev, Franco Trincavelli, Jim Hall, Vic Elford, Jane Dee Hull, and Arnold Kopelson. Among people deceased in 2016, Väinö Huhtala ranks 505. Before him are Tim LaHaye, Nancy Mackay, Gurdial Singh, Rita Barberá, Eddie Keizan, and Mr. Fuji. After him are Van Williams, Ernestine Anderson, Howard Marks, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, William Schallert, and Sverre Kjelsberg.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Väinö Huhtala ranks 421 out of 751. Before him are Monika Fagerholm (1961), Mika Myllylä (1969), Harry Siljander (1922), Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969), Kari Hotakainen (1957), and Karita Mattila (1960). After him are Sam Lake (1970), Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Matti Kassila (1924), Jussi Halla-aho (1971), Kalevi Oikarainen (1936), and Bruno Ahlberg (1911).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Väinö Huhtala ranks 23. Before him are Toni Nieminen (1975), Rauno Miettinen (1949), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Helena Takalo (1947), Mika Myllylä (1969), and Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969). After him are Tuomo Ylipulli (1965), Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jani Soininen (1972), Matti Hautamäki (1981), Hilkka Riihivuori (1952), and Aki Karvonen (1957).

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