# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yrjo-hietanen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:26:18.216Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yrjo-hietanen"
name: "Yrjö Hietanen"
slug: "yrjo-hietanen"
description: "Yrjö Jalmari \"Yka\" Hietanen was a Finnish canoe sprinter who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. In 1952 he won two gold medals with Kurt Wires in the 1000 m and 10000 m events. In 1956 he placed seventh over 10000 m."
tagline: "Finnish canoeist (1927–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yrj%C3%B6_Hietanen_and_Kurt_Wires_1952.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1927-07-12"
deathDate: "2011-03-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           15.27044666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Yrjö Hietanen"
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    title: "Yrjö Hietanen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Yrjö Hietanen"
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    title: "Yrjö Hietanen"
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    title: "Yrjö Hietanen"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump