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Heikki Liimatainen (athlete)

Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish male athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.[1]

Heikki Liimatainen
Personal information
Full nameHeikki Liimatainen
NationalityFinnish
Born(1894-03-14)14 March 1894
Karstula, Finland
Died24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 86)
Porvoo, Finland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventCross country
Medal record

He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he again won the gold medal with the gold and silver medal winners Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.


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