# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benjamin-vanninen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:15:38.888Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benjamin-vanninen"
name: "Benjamin Vanninen"
slug: "benjamin-vanninen"
description: "Benjam \"Benjamin\" Vanninen was a Finnish cross-country skier. He won a bronze medal in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 20 seconds ahead of his elder brother Pekka. Vanninen never won a Finnish title, but won the 50 km race at the Lahti Ski Games in 1946 and 1948 and at Ounasvaara in 1946 and 1947. After retiring from competitions he worked as a customs officer, merchant, and manufacturer of skating equipment and ski wax."
tagline: "Cross-country skier"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benjamin_Vanninen_bw.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1921-06-29"
deathDate: "1975-04-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           11.802124
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Benjamin Vanninen"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump