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Väinö Siikaniemi

1887 - 1932

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Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi (27 March 1887 – 24 August 1932) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth in the conventional javelin throw and won the silver medal in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the total was counted as a sum of best throws with the right hand and with the left hand. Siikaniemi retired from sports after the 1912 Games and became a math teacher, poet and translator. In 1923, he published his first poem and in 1929, a collection of poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Väinö Siikaniemi is the 767th most popular athlete (up from 1,575th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Finland (up from 392nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Väinö Siikaniemi ranks 767 out of 6,025. Before him are John Svanberg, Charles Winckler, Peter Kirby, Jacques Sautereau, Lajos Steiner, and Harry Watson. After him are Martti Marttelin, Jaroslav Holík, Tony Madigan, John Exley, Jacques Noël, and Tom Sandberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Väinö Siikaniemi ranks 207. Before him are Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, Georges Vézina, Bruno Frank, Géza Csáth, Alfonso Calzolari, and Dmitry Bogrov. After him are Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Alf Landon, Sam Warner, Igor Severyanin, Gregorio Marañón, and David Keilin. Among people deceased in 1932, Väinö Siikaniemi ranks 112. Before him are Stanisław Narutowicz, Hermann Gunkel, Constantin Coandă, Ioannis Chrysafis, Eduard Sievers, and Charles Winckler. After him are Pritilata Waddedar, Charles Wallace Richmond, Edgard Colle, Frantz Reichel, Kliment Boyadzhiev, and Ellen Churchill Semple.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Väinö Siikaniemi ranks 282 out of 751. Before him are Mr Lordi (1974), Edvin Wide (1896), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Jyrki Katainen (1971), Johan Ehrnrooth (1833), and Julius Saaristo (1891). After him are Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), Christina Abrahamsdotter (1432), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), Hugo Gyldén (1841), and Rainer von Fieandt (1890).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Väinö Siikaniemi ranks 38. Before him are Veli Saarinen (1902), Eino Penttilä (1906), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Verner Järvinen (1870), Edvin Wide (1896), and Julius Saaristo (1891). After him are Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), Sulo Bärlund (1910), Ville Pörhölä (1897), Antero Kivi (1904), and Pekka Vasala (1948).

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