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Petri Virtanen

Finnish basketball player (born 1980)
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Petri Virtanen

Summary

Petri Virtanen is a human[1]. Born in Jyväskylä[2], he… he was born on September 18, 1980[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Petri Virtanen's place of birth was Jyväskylä[2].
  • Petri Virtanen was born on September 18, 1980[3].
  • Petri Virtanen held citizenship in Finland[7].
  • Petri Virtanen's professions included basketball player[4].
  • Petri Virtanen's professions included basketball coach[5].
  • Petri Virtanen is recorded as male[8].
  • Petri Virtanen's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Petri Virtanen's member of sports team is recorded as Kataja Basket Club[10].
  • Petri Virtanen's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[11].
  • Petri Virtanen's sport is recorded as basketball[12].
  • Petri Virtanen's family name is recorded as Virtanen[13].
  • Petri Virtanen's given name is recorded as Petri[14].
  • Petri Virtanen's participant in is recorded as FIBA EuroBasket 2011[15].
  • Petri Virtanen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[16].
  • Petri Virtanen's country for sport is recorded as Finland[17].
  • Petri Virtanen's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}[18].
  • Petri Virtanen's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+77'}[19].

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Origins and Family

Petri Virtanen was born in Jyväskylä[2]. He was born on September 18, 1980[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Why It Matters

Petri Virtanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

FAQs

Where was Petri Virtanen born?

Petri Virtanen was born in Jyväskylä[2].

What did Petri Virtanen do for work?

Petri Virtanen worked as basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Related Entities

Finland Jyväskylä

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . eurobasket.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Proballers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}
    Place of birth → Jyväskylä
    Occupation → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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