Ville Ritola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ville Ritola

Finnish long distance runner

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1896

Place of Birth: Peräseinäjoki, Finland

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1982

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ville Ritola

  • Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner.
  • Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s.
  • He holds the record of winning most athletics medals in one Olympic games event - four golds and two silvers in Paris 1924.
  • He has won the second biggest number of athletics Olympic gold medals in one event.

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