Jorma Valkama

Finnish athletics competitor (1928-1962)
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Summary

Jorma Valkama was born on October 4, 1928[1], in Vyborg[2]. He died on December 11, 1962[3], in Hollola[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5] and sprinter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Finland[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Jorma Valkama[10]
  • Cause of death: traffic collision[11]
  • Sport: athletics[12]
  • Family name: Valkama[13]
  • Given name: Jorma[14], Rainer[15]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[16]
  • Participant in: 1956 Summer Olympics[17], 1952 Summer Olympics[18], 1960 Summer Olympics[19], 1962 European Athletics Championships[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[21]
  • Country for sport: Finland[22]
  • Height: 172 cm[23]
  • Sports discipline competed in: long jump[24]

Why It Matters

Jorma Valkama has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Jorma Valkama born?

Jorma Valkama was born in Vyborg[2].

Where did Jorma Valkama die?

Jorma Valkama died in Hollola[4].

What did Jorma Valkama do for work?

Jorma Valkama worked as an athletics competitor[5] and sprinter[6].

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nn', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Finnish
    Participant in → 1956 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics +1
    Occupation → athletics competitor, sprinter
    Athletics podium person id → 18569
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 18569, add P13725 (18569) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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