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. 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. He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1949.
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 Taisto Mäki
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Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 25 August 1944 – 11 June 1949 |
Succeeded by Emil Zátopek
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| Preceded by Emil Zátopek
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Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 1 September 1949 – 22 October 1949 |
Succeeded by Emil Zátopek
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| European Athletics Championships champions in men's 10,000 metres | |
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- 1914 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Iitti
- Sportspeople from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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