# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vello-kaaristo
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:06:17.817Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vello-kaaristo"
name: "Vello Kaaristo"
slug: "vello-kaaristo"
description: "Vello Kaaristo was the first Estonian cross-country skier to compete in the Olympics. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he placed 30th in the 18 km event with a time of 1'25:11, and 23rd in the 50 km event with a time of 4'02:52."
tagline: "Estonian cross-country skier (1911-1965)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vello_Kaaristo%2C_1936.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1911-03-17"
deathDate: "1965-08-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.9
  momentum:             16.40625
  historical:           5.669294666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo"
    title: "Vello Kaaristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo"
    title: "Vello Kaaristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo"
    title: "Vello Kaaristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%2C_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%BE"
    title: "Кааристо, Велло"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo"
    title: "Vello Kaaristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Kaaristo"
    title: "Vello Kaaristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7919199"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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