Jorma Kortelainen

Finnish cross-country skier and rower (1932-2012)
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Jorma Kortelainen

Summary

Jorma Kortelainen is a human[1]. Born in Joensuu[2], he… he was born on +1932-12-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Jyväskylä[4]. He died on +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cross-country skier[6] and rower[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jorma Kortelainen was born in Joensuu[2].
  • Jorma Kortelainen passed away in Jyväskylä[4].
  • Jorma Kortelainen was born on +1932-12-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jorma Kortelainen died on +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jorma Kortelainen held citizenship in Finland[9].
  • Jorma Kortelainen worked as a cross-country skier[6].
  • Jorma Kortelainen worked as a rower[7].
  • Jorma Kortelainen is recorded as male[10].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's sport is recorded as cross-country skiing[12].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's sport is recorded as rowing[13].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fgtzq[14].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's family name is recorded as Kortelainen[15].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's given name is recorded as Jorma[16].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's participant in is recorded as cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay[17].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls[18].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[19].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ko/jorma-kortelainen-1[20].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jora'}[21].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Jorma Kortelainen'}[22].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's country for sport is recorded as Finland[23].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+185'}[24].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+75'}[25].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's World Rowing rower ID is recorded as 27265[26].
  • Jorma Kortelainen's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000079307028957[27].

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Origins and Family

Jorma Kortelainen's place of birth was Joensuu[2]. He was born on +1932-12-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cross-country skier[6] and rower[7].

Death and Burial

Jorma Kortelainen died on +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Jyväskylä[4].

Why It Matters

Jorma Kortelainen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jorma Kortelainen born?

Jorma Kortelainen's place of birth was Joensuu[2].

Where did Jorma Kortelainen die?

Jorma Kortelainen died in Jyväskylä[4].

What did Jorma Kortelainen do for work?

Jorma Kortelainen worked as cross-country skier[6] and rower[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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