Väinö Mäkelä
Väinö Mäkelä ( Väinö Ilmari Mäkelä; born December 20, 1921 in Mouhijärvi , † December 19, 1982 in Tampere ) was a Finnish long-distance runner .
Remaining 5000 m he was eighth at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and fourth at the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels.
In 1949 he was Finnish champion in cross-country skiing on the short distance and in 1950 over 5000 m. He set his personal best over 5000 m of 14: 20.0 min on August 29, 1949 in Gothenburg .
Web links
- Väinö Mäkelä in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Väinö Mäkelä in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Mäkelä, Väinö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mäkelä, Väinö Ilmari |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mouhijärvi |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1982 |
| Place of death | Tampere |