# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vaino-liikkanen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:25:35.482Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vaino-liikkanen"
name: "Väinö Liikkanen"
slug: "vaino-liikkanen"
description: "Väinö Liikkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 50 km and finished ninth in the 18 km event. He also won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1935 and a bronze in the 18 km in 1933; in 1933 he also placed fourth over 50 km, despite winning the 50 km race at the national championships. He was a forester by profession."
tagline: "Cross-country skier"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/V%C3%A4in%C3%B6_Liikkanen.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1903-11-16"
deathDate: "1957-10-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           11.803528
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "واینو لیکانن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Väinö Liikkanen"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump