Väinö Koskela Track and Field
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Details
| Birthday |
31st March, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Virolahti, Finland
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| Died |
10th September, 2016
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Occupation |
Track and Field
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Väinö Koskela (31 March 1921 – 10 September 2016) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Originally a cross-country skier, he was inspired to take up track and field athletics by Finnish victories in the long-distance running events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He began competing in 1945, following service in World War II, and made his first international appearance at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he placed seventh in the men's 5000 metres event. The same year he was a national champion in both the 5000 metres and cross-country running and retained the former title through 1949. In 1950 he took home a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at that year's European Athletics Championships and continued to participate through the 1952 Summer Olympics, after which he retired from active competition and resumed a life of farming.
