Yrjö Nikkanen

athletics competitor (1914–1985)
Person human Q949336
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Yrjö Nikkanen

Summary

Yrjö Nikkanen is a human[1]. Born in Pobeda[2], he… he was born on +1914-12-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Nokia[4]. He died on +1985-11-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a javelin thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yrjö Nikkanen was born in Pobeda[2].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen died in Nokia[4].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen was born on +1914-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen died on +1985-11-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen held citizenship in Finland[9].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's professions included javelin thrower[6].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's image is recorded as Yrjö Nikkanen.jpg[10].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen is recorded as male[11].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's Commons category is recorded as Yrjö Nikkanen[13].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0krvmb[15].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's family name is recorded as Nikkanen[16].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's given name is recorded as Yrjö[17].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14558161[18].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[20].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ni/yrjo-nikkanen-1[21].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's country for sport is recorded as Finland[22].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+182'}[23].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+77'}[24].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's sports discipline competed in is recorded as javelin throw[25].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's NE.se ID is recorded as yrjö-nikkanen[26].
  • Yrjö Nikkanen's Prabook ID is recorded as 2285388[27].

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Origins and Family

Yrjö Nikkanen's place of birth was Pobeda[2]. He was born on +1914-12-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include javelin thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

Yrjö Nikkanen died on +1985-11-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Nokia[4].

Why It Matters

Yrjö Nikkanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Yrjö Nikkanen born?

Born in Pobeda[2], Yrjö Nikkanen…

Where did Yrjö Nikkanen die?

Yrjö Nikkanen died in Nokia[4].

What did Yrjö Nikkanen do for work?

Yrjö Nikkanen worked as javelin thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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