Viljo Heino

Viljo ("Ville") Akseli Heino (March 1, 1914, Iitti – September 15, 1998) was a Finnish athlete who held the world record for the 10,000 metres event from August 25, 1944 to June 11, 1949 and again from September 1, 1949 to October 22, 1949.[1] 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.[2] He died in Tampere.

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - World Progression - Men - 10000m". International Olympic Committee. 2005-08-30. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080409154953/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_69.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  2. ^ "Two Minutes to Glory". Time. 1948-08-02. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,888423-2,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
Records
Preceded by
Taisto Mäki		 Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder
August 25, 1944 – June 11, 1949		 Succeeded by
Emil Zátopek
Preceded by
Emil Zátopek		 Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder
September 1, 1949 – October 22, 1949		 Succeeded by
Emil Zátopek