Heikki_Liimatainen_(athlete)

Heikki Liimatainen (athlete)

Heikki Liimatainen (athlete)

Finnish long distance runner

Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in cross country running.[1]

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He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the individual bronze medal in cross country running and helped the Finnish team of Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi win gold. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he again won the gold medal with Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the Finnish cross country team.

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    "Heikki Liimatainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


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