Väinö Sipilä, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish long distance runner
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Place of Birth: Pälkäne, Finland
About Väinö Sipilä
- Väinö Jeremias Sipilä (24 December 1897 – 12 September 1987) was a Finnish long-distance runner.
- Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924 Games.
- He held world records at the unusual distances of 20,000 metres and 30,000 metres for several years.
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