Markku Salminen

Finnish orienteer (1946-2004)
Person human Q552073
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Markku Salminen

Summary

Markku Salminen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kokkola[2]. He was born on September 9, 1946[3]. He passed away in Järvenpää[4]. He died on January 6, 2004[5]. He worked as a long-distance runner[6] and orienteer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Markku Salminen was born in Kokkola[2].
  • Markku Salminen passed away in Järvenpää[4].
  • Markku Salminen was born on September 9, 1946[3].
  • Markku Salminen died on January 6, 2004[5].
  • Markku Salminen held citizenship in Finland[9].
  • Markku Salminen's professions included long-distance runner[6].
  • Markku Salminen worked as an orienteer[7].
  • Markku Salminen is recorded as male[10].
  • Markku Salminen's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Markku Salminen's sport is recorded as orienteering[12].
  • Markku Salminen's family name is recorded as Salminen[13].
  • Markku Salminen's given name is recorded as Markku[14].
  • Markku Salminen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[15].
  • Markku Salminen's country for sport is recorded as Finland[16].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kokkola[2], Markku Salminen… he was born on September 9, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner[6] and orienteer[7].

Death and Burial

Markku Salminen died on January 6, 2004[5]. He died in Järvenpää[4].

Why It Matters

Markku Salminen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Markku Salminen born?

Born in Kokkola[2], Markku Salminen…

Where did Markku Salminen die?

Markku Salminen died in Järvenpää[4].

What did Markku Salminen do for work?

Markku Salminen worked as long-distance runner[6] and orienteer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → Finland
    Place of death → Järvenpää
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World athletics athlete id → 14955539
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  3. 16w ago · Anr · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Salminen
    Occupation → long-distance runner, orienteer
    Sex or gender → male
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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