Väinö Sipilä

Finnish long distance runner
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Summary

Väinö Sipilä was born on December 24, 1897[1], in Pälkäne[2]. He died on September 11, 1987[3], in Pälkäne[4]. He worked as a long-distance runner[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Finland[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Commons category: Väinö Sipilä[9]
  • Sport: athletics[10]
  • Family name: Sipilä[11]
  • Given name: Väinö[12]
  • Participant in: 1924 Summer Olympics[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[14]
  • Country for sport: Finland[15]
  • Sports discipline competed in: 10,000 metres[16]

Why It Matters

Väinö Sipilä has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Väinö Sipilä born?

Väinö Sipilä was born in Pälkäne[2].

Where did Väinö Sipilä die?

Väinö Sipilä passed away in Pälkäne[4].

What did Väinö Sipilä do for work?

Väinö Sipilä worked as a long-distance runner[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'pt', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 17w ago · Anr · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Pälkäne
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Sipilä
    Sports discipline competed in → 10,000 metres
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja male athlete id: 114643, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781552314788"
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