Väinö Suvivuo
Väinö Suvivuo ( Väinö Armas Suvivuo, née Söderström; born February 17, 1917 in Hamina , † May 2, 1985 in Lahti ) was a Finnish hurdler who specialized in the 110-meter distance .
In 1946 he won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo , and in 1952 he reached the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Helsinki .
He set his personal best of 14.6 s on September 5, 1953 in Helsinki .
Web links
- Vaino Suvivuo in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Väinö Suvivuo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Suvivuo, Väinö |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suvivuo, Väinö Armas; Söderström, Väinö |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamina |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1985 |
| Place of death | Lahti |