Viljo Heino
Finnish long-distance runner
Viljo ("Ville") Akseli Heino (1 March 1914 in Iitti – 15 September 1998 in Tampere) was a Finnish athlete who held the world record for the 10,000 metres event from 25 August 1944 to 11 June 1949 and again from 1 September 1949 to 22 October 1949.[1] He was the male Finnish Sportspersonality of the year for 1949.
Born in Iitti, he represented Finland in the 10,000 metres and marathon in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2] He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1949.[3]
References
- ^ "Athletics - World Progression - Men - 10000m" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 30 May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ "Two Minutes to Glory". Time. 2 August 1948. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ "1940" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
External links
- Viljo Heino at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Preceded by | Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 25 August 1944 – 11 June 1949 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 1 September 1949 – 22 October 1949 | Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's 10,000 metres
- 1934: Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
- 1938: Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
- 1946: Viljo Heino (FIN)
- 1950: Emil Zátopek (TCH)
- 1954: Emil Zátopek (TCH)
- 1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
- 1962: Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)
- 1966: Jürgen Haase (GDR)
- 1969: Jürgen Haase (GDR)
- 1971: Juha Väätäinen (FIN)
- 1974: Manfred Kuschmann (GDR)
- 1978: Martti Vainio (FIN)
- 1982: Alberto Cova (ITA)
- 1986: Stefano Mei (ITA)
- 1990: Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
- 1994: Abel Antón (ESP)
- 1998: António Pinto (POR)
- 2002: José Manuel Martínez (ESP)
- 2006: Jan Fitschen (GER)
- 2010: Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2012: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)
- 2014: Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2016: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)
- 2018: Morhad Amdouni (FRA)
- 2022: Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)
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