# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sylvi-saimo
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:10:57.881Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sylvi-saimo"
name: "Sylvi Saimo"
slug: "sylvi-saimo"
description: "Sylvi Riitta Saimo was a Finnish sprint canoeist and politician. She was the first female Finnish Olympic Champion at the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in K-1 500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She also competed in cross-country skiing, athletics and orienteering. She was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1966 to 1978."
tagline: "Finnish sprint canoeist (1914–2004)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sylvi_Saimo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1914-11-12"
deathDate: "2004-03-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.04
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.60486
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Сільві Сайма"
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    title: "Sylvi Saimo"
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    title: "Sylvi Saimo"
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    title: "Sylvi Saimo"
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    title: "Sylvi Saimo"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump