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Viljo Heino

1914 - 1998

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viljo Heino is the 1,328th most popular athlete (down from 709th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Finland (down from 286th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viljo Heino ranks 1,328 out of 6,025. Before him are Frank Schepke, German Sveshnikov, Roberto Battaglia, Jackson Scholz, Jessica Ennis-Hill, and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka. After him are Ine Schäffer, Béla Szepes, Asbjørn Ruud, Gustav Goßler, Klaus Reichert, and Daniel Bautista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Viljo Heino ranks 333. Before him are Bruce M. Metzger, Carl Foreman, Shaken Aimanov, Hank Snow, Kay Stammers, and Adrien Rommel. After him are Tsuneko Sasamoto, Erling Evensen, Jyoti Basu, Joe Mercer, Mario Luzi, and Anna Maria Ortese. Among people deceased in 1998, Viljo Heino ranks 249. Before him are Jeanette Nolan, Alberto Calderón, Alain Bosquet, Bruno Rodzik, Lamberto Gardelli, and Robert Young. After him are Jopie Selbach, Erling Evensen, Anna Maria Ortese, Tadeusz Ślusarski, Bella Abzug, and Ernst Ising.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Viljo Heino ranks 347 out of 751. Before him are Paavo Lonkila (1923), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Okko Kamu (1946), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Lauri Ylönen (1979), and Darude (1975). After him are Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Olavi Virta (1915), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), and Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Viljo Heino ranks 59. Before him are Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), Eeles Landström (1932), and Yrjö Hietanen (1927). After him are Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Sirkka Polkunen (1927), Pentti Hämäläinen (1929), Kaarlo Kangasniemi (1941), Sulo Nurmela (1908), and Päivi Meriluoto (1952).

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