Hannes Kolehmainen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hannes Kolehmainen

Finish long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1889

Place of Birth: Kuopio, Eastern Finland Province, Finland

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1966

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

Nationality: United States, Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (Finnish: ['h?n?es 'kolehm?inen] (listen); 9 December 1889 – 11 January 1966) was a Finnish four-time Olympic Gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running.
He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns".
Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club.
He also enlisted in the 14th Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and became a U.S.
citizen in 1921.