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Yrjö Hietanen

1927 - 2011

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Yrjö Jalmari "Yka" Hietanen (12 July 1927 – 26 March 2011) was a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. In 1952 he won two gold medals with Kurt Wires in the 1000 m and 10000 m events. In 1956 he placed seventh over 10000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yrjö Hietanen is the 1,247th most popular athlete (down from 1,048th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 339th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yrjö Hietanen ranks 1,247 out of 6,025. Before him are Patrik Sjöberg, Perikles Kakousis, Bud Houser, Clyde King, Tommy Green, and Lennart Klingström. After him are Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Heinz Ulzheimer, Tullio Baraglia, Jadwiga Wajs, Duvall Hecht, and Romano Sgheiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Yrjö Hietanen ranks 364. Before him are Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Andy Stanfield, Vera Henriksen, Emil Pažický, Susan Cabot, and Rita Gam. After him are Eva Pawlik, Robert Boutigny, Werner Haas, Jacques Dupin, George Hunter, and Liselott Linsenhoff. Among people deceased in 2011, Yrjö Hietanen ranks 348. Before him are Wenche Foss, Bhimsen Joshi, Milton Babbitt, Kjell Johansson, Ragnar Lundberg, and Kiyonori Kikutake. After him are Per Berlin, Aloysius Ambrozic, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Henry Cooper, Jan van Beveren, and Ingrid Sandahl.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Yrjö Hietanen ranks 342 out of 751. Before him are Eino Purje (1900), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Kirka (1950), Eeles Landström (1932), and Paavo Lonkila (1923). After him are Okko Kamu (1946), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Darude (1975), Viljo Heino (1914), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Yrjö Hietanen ranks 58. Before him are Eero Berg (1898), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), and Eeles Landström (1932). After him are Viljo Heino (1914), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), and Sulo Nurmela (1908).

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