Veikko Karvonen

athletics competitor
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Veikko Karvonen

Summary

Veikko Karvonen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gromovo[2]. He was born on +1926-01-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Turku[4]. He died on +2007-08-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a marathon runner[6], long-distance runner[7], and athletics competitor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gromovo[2], Veikko Karvonen…
  • Veikko Karvonen died in Turku[4].
  • Veikko Karvonen was born on +1926-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Veikko Karvonen died on +2007-08-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Veikko Karvonen held citizenship in Finland[10].
  • Veikko Karvonen worked as a marathon runner[6].
  • Veikko Karvonen's professions included long-distance runner[7].
  • Veikko Karvonen's professions included athletics competitor[8].
  • Veikko Karvonen's image is recorded as Veikko Karvonen 1.jpg[11].
  • Veikko Karvonen is recorded as male[12].
  • Veikko Karvonen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Veikko Karvonen's Commons category is recorded as Veikko Karvonen[14].
  • Veikko Karvonen's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Veikko Karvonen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026swf3[16].
  • Veikko Karvonen's family name is recorded as Karvonen[17].
  • Veikko Karvonen's given name is recorded as Veikko[18].
  • Veikko Karvonen's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14430453[19].
  • Veikko Karvonen's participant in is recorded as 1956 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Veikko Karvonen's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Veikko Karvonen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[22].
  • Veikko Karvonen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ka/veikko-karvonen-1[23].
  • Veikko Karvonen's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lentävä postimies'}[24].
  • Veikko Karvonen's country for sport is recorded as Finland[25].
  • Veikko Karvonen's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+165'}[26].
  • Veikko Karvonen's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+54'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Veikko Karvonen's place of birth was Gromovo[2]. He was born on +1926-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner[6], long-distance runner[7], and athletics competitor[8].

Death and Burial

Veikko Karvonen died on +2007-08-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Turku[4].

Why It Matters

Veikko Karvonen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Veikko Karvonen born?

Veikko Karvonen was born in Gromovo[2].

Where did Veikko Karvonen die?

Veikko Karvonen passed away in Turku[4].

What did Veikko Karvonen do for work?

Veikko Karvonen worked as marathon runner[6], long-distance runner[7], and athletics competitor[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . european-athletics.org. european-athletics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . european-athletics.org. european-athletics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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