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Ville Ritola

Athletics (sport) competitor

Died when: 86 years 96 days (1035 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

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 at a single Games – four golds and two silvers in Paris 1924 - and ranks second in terms of most athletics gold medals at a single Games.


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