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Väinö Ikonen

1895 - 1954

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Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Tuusniemi. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Väinö Ikonen is the 1,451st most popular athlete (down from 1,343rd in 2019), the 365th most popular biography from Finland (up from 376th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Väinö Ikonen ranks 1,451 out of 6,025. Before him are Manfred Schmid, Jacques Cariou, Karl Malmström, Rolf Danneberg, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, and Henri Cohen. After him are Émile Wegelin, Robert Benson, Giuseppe Crivelli, Gábor Benedek, Vitold Kreyer, and Leonid Bartenyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Väinö Ikonen ranks 271. Before him are Adrienne Bolland, Doris Humphrey, Sándor Gombos, Jan Parandowski, Fredric Wertham, and Lawrence Shields. After him are Blossom Rock, Phyllis Covell, Sidney Blackmer, Cecil McMaster, Lancelot Hogben, and Ove Arup. Among people deceased in 1954, Väinö Ikonen ranks 148. Before him are Juan Guevara, Herman Groman, Guy Mairesse, Felipe Molas López, Mohamed Amin Didi, and Karl Taylor Compton. After him are Ernest Esclangon, Gladys George, Tomás Monje, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Shaqe Çoba, and Erik Norberg.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Väinö Ikonen ranks 365 out of 751. Before him are Päivi Meriluoto (1952), Claes Andersson (1937), Kurt Wires (1919), Lassi Parkkinen (1917), Tauno Palo (1908), and Harri Kirvesniemi (1958). After him are Matti Lähde (1911), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Osmo Vänskä (1953), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), and Vilho Väisälä (1889).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Väinö Ikonen ranks 67. Before him are Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Sulo Nurmela (1908), Päivi Meriluoto (1952), and Kurt Wires (1919). After him are Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Toimi Alatalo (1929), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Arvo Viitanen (1924), Jalmari Eskola (1886), and Tiina Lillak (1961).

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