Väinö Sipilä
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Väinö Jeremias Sipilä (24 December 1897 – 12 September 1987) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924 Games. He held world records at the unusual distances of 20,000 metres and 30,000 metres for several years.[3]
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Born | (1897-12-24)24 December 1897 Pälkäne, Finland |
Died | 12 September 1987(1987-09-12) (aged 89) Pälkäne, Finland |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Athletics |
Club | Tampereen Pyrintö Pälkäneen Lukko |
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Personal best(s) | 5,000 m: 15.14.2 (1929) 10,000 m: 31.30.2 (1929) 20,000 m: 1:06:29.0 (1925) 30,000 m: 1:43:07.8 (1928) Marathon: 2:41:30.6 (1931)[2] |
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