Väinö Koskela

Finnish long-distance runner
Person human Q251405
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Väinö Koskela

Summary

Väinö Koskela is a human[1]. His place of birth was Virolahti[2]. He was born on +1921-03-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Virolahti[4]. He died on +2016-09-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a long-distance runner[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Väinö Koskela was born in Virolahti[2].
  • Väinö Koskela died in Virolahti[4].
  • Väinö Koskela was born on +1921-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Väinö Koskela died on +2016-09-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Väinö Koskela was Taina Sampakoski[8].
  • Väinö Koskela held citizenship in Finland[9].
  • Väinö Koskela's professions included long-distance runner[6].
  • Väinö Koskela's image is recorded as Väinö Koskela Helsingin olympialaisten 5000 metrin juoksun alkuerässä.jpg[10].
  • Väinö Koskela is recorded as male[11].
  • Väinö Koskela's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Väinö Koskela's sport is recorded as athletics[13].
  • Väinö Koskela's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j7mdmr[14].
  • Väinö Koskela's family name is recorded as Koskela[15].
  • Väinö Koskela's given name is recorded as Väinö[16].
  • Väinö Koskela's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14555582[17].
  • Väinö Koskela's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[18].
  • Väinö Koskela's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Väinö Koskela's participant in is recorded as 1950 European Athletics Championships[20].
  • Väinö Koskela's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[21].
  • Väinö Koskela's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ko/vaino-koskela-1[22].
  • Väinö Koskela's country for sport is recorded as Finland[23].
  • Väinö Koskela's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[24].
  • Väinö Koskela's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+72'}[25].
  • Väinö Koskela's sports discipline competed in is recorded as long-distance running[26].
  • Väinö Koskela's Prabook ID is recorded as 1776669[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Väinö Koskela's place of birth was Virolahti[2]. He was born on +1921-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Väinö Koskela worked as a long-distance runner[6].

Personal Life

A child of Väinö Koskela was Taina Sampakoski[8].

Death and Burial

Väinö Koskela died on +2016-09-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Virolahti[4].

Why It Matters

Väinö Koskela ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Väinö Koskela born?

Born in Virolahti[2], Väinö Koskela…

Where did Väinö Koskela die?

Väinö Koskela passed away in Virolahti[4].

What did Väinö Koskela do for work?

Väinö Koskela worked as long-distance runner[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . yleisurheilu.fi. yleisurheilu.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . sci.fi. Retrieved . sci.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . yleisurheilu.fi. yleisurheilu.fi. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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