Väinö Sipilä
Väinö Sipilä ( Väinö Jeremias Sipilä ; * December 24, 1897 in Pälkäne , † September 11, 1987 there ) was a Finnish long-distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, he was fourth over 10,000 meters . In cross country contest he did not reach the target, but was as the other members of the winning Finnish team won the gold medal.
In 1928 he was nominated after a fifth place in the national test race for the marathon of the Olympic Games in Amsterdam , in which he finished in 15th place.
On June 19, 1925, he set a world record over 20,000 meters in Stockholm with 1:06:29 h, and on September 16, 1928 in Tampere with 1: 43: 07.8 h, another over 30,000 meters.
He was Finnish cross-country champion four times (1923–1925, 1929) and once over 10,000 meters (1923).
Personal bests
Web links
- Entry on tilastopaja.org
- Väinö Sipilä in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Sipilä, Väinö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sipilä, Väinö Jeremias (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pälkäne |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1987 |
| Place of death | Pälkäne |