Väinö Jeremias Sipilä (24 December 1897 – 12 September 1987) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924 Games. He held world records at the unusual distances of 20,000 metres and 30,000 metres for several years.[3]
Sipilä was Finnish cross country champion in 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1929.[4] At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Sipilä first placed fourth in the 10,000 m race (behind Ville Ritola, Edvin Wide and Eero Berg)[5] and then took part in the 10.65 km cross-country race, which doubled as an individual and team competition.[5][6] In the extremely hot and demanding conditions, more than half of the participants failed to finish, including Sipilä and two other members of the Finnish team, Berg and Eino Rastas; Finland only barely got a valid team result, even though its stars Paavo Nurmi and Ritola placed a clear first and second.[6] Sipilä was in fourth place in the 6.2 km intermediate standings, ahead of eventual individual bronze medalist Earl Johnson of the United States, but had to drop out shortly after that point.[7]
In 1925 Sipilä broke the world record at the unusual distance of 20,000 metres, running 1:06:29.0 in Stockholm and breaking Ville Kyrönen's record of 1:07:07.2 from the previous year.[8][note 1] At the 1928 Summer Olympics Sipilä represented Finland in the marathon, but only placed 15th;[5] a month after the Olympics he broke the world record for 30,000 metres at Tampere, running 1:43:07.8. In the same race, Martti Marttelin broke the 25,000 m world record as a split.[6][8]
Sipilä's 20,000 m record was broken in 1930 by Paavo Nurmi, who ran 1:04:38.4; Nurmi's 1928 hour record of 19,210 m would have been equal to a time close to 1:02:30.[6] Sipilä's 30,000 m record was broken in 1931 by Argentina's Juan Carlos Zabala, who went on to win the 1932 Olympic marathon.[6][8]
Personal life and legacyEdit
His daughter Leena became an Olympic sprint runner.[5]
A road at Syrjänharju, Pälkäne, where Sipilä trained, has been named after him.[10]
NotesEdit
^Fred Appleby had run 12+1⁄2 miles (20,117 m) in 1:06:42.2 as a split in a 15 mile race in 1902; no split at 20,000 metres had been taken for him.[9]
ReferencesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Väinö Sipilä.
^Väinö Sipilä at Tilastopaja(in Finnish)(registration required)
^Les Jeux de la VIIIE Olympiade Paris 1924: Rapport Officiel(PDF) (in French). French Olympic Committee. p. 108. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ abcButler, Mark; IAAF Media & Public Relations Department (2013). IAAF Statistics Handbook Moscow 2013. International Association of Athletics Federations.
^"World Record Progressions- Track". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^"Pälkäneen Maaseutupuisto" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pälkäneen kunta. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
väinö, sipilä, väinö, jeremias, sipilä, december, 1897, september, 1987, finnish, long, distance, runner, sipilä, competed, 1924, 1928, summer, olympics, placing, fourth, metres, being, part, finland, winning, cross, country, team, 1924, games, held, world, re. Vaino Jeremias Sipila 24 December 1897 12 September 1987 was a Finnish long distance runner Sipila competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics placing fourth in the 10 000 metres and being part of Finland s winning cross country team in the 1924 Games He held world records at the unusual distances of 20 000 metres and 30 000 metres for several years 3 Vaino SipilaSipila at the 1928 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1897 12 24 24 December 1897Palkane FinlandDied12 September 1987 1987 09 12 aged 89 Palkane FinlandHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight62 kg 137 lb 1 SportSportAthleticsClubTampereen PyrintoPalkaneen LukkoAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 5 000 m 15 14 2 1929 10 000 m 31 30 2 1929 20 000 m 1 06 29 0 1925 30 000 m 1 43 07 8 1928 Marathon 2 41 30 6 1931 2 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and legacy 3 Notes 4 ReferencesCareer EditSipila was Finnish cross country champion in 1923 1924 1925 and 1929 4 At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Sipila first placed fourth in the 10 000 m race behind Ville Ritola Edvin Wide and Eero Berg 5 and then took part in the 10 65 km cross country race which doubled as an individual and team competition 5 6 In the extremely hot and demanding conditions more than half of the participants failed to finish including Sipila and two other members of the Finnish team Berg and Eino Rastas Finland only barely got a valid team result even though its stars Paavo Nurmi and Ritola placed a clear first and second 6 Sipila was in fourth place in the 6 2 km intermediate standings ahead of eventual individual bronze medalist Earl Johnson of the United States but had to drop out shortly after that point 7 In 1925 Sipila broke the world record at the unusual distance of 20 000 metres running 1 06 29 0 in Stockholm and breaking Ville Kyronen s record of 1 07 07 2 from the previous year 8 note 1 At the 1928 Summer Olympics Sipila represented Finland in the marathon but only placed 15th 5 a month after the Olympics he broke the world record for 30 000 metres at Tampere running 1 43 07 8 In the same race Martti Marttelin broke the 25 000 m world record as a split 6 8 Sipila s 20 000 m record was broken in 1930 by Paavo Nurmi who ran 1 04 38 4 Nurmi s 1928 hour record of 19 210 m would have been equal to a time close to 1 02 30 6 Sipila s 30 000 m record was broken in 1931 by Argentina s Juan Carlos Zabala who went on to win the 1932 Olympic marathon 6 8 Personal life and legacy EditHis daughter Leena became an Olympic sprint runner 5 A road at Syrjanharju Palkane where Sipila trained has been named after him 10 Notes Edit Fred Appleby had run 12 1 2 miles 20 117 m in 1 06 42 2 as a split in a 15 mile race in 1902 no split at 20 000 metres had been taken for him 9 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaino Sipila Vaino Sipila at Tilastopaja in Finnish registration required Vaino Sipila trackfield brinkster net Vaino Sipila Olympedia Retrieved 18 September 2021 National Crosscountry Champions for Finland Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved 13 December 2014 a b c d Vaino Sipila Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 13 December 2014 a b c d e Jukola Martti 1935 Huippu urheilun historia in Finnish Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio Les Jeux de la VIIIE Olympiade Paris 1924 Rapport Officiel PDF in French French Olympic Committee p 108 Retrieved 12 December 2014 a b c Butler Mark IAAF Media amp Public Relations Department 2013 IAAF Statistics Handbook Moscow 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations World Record Progressions Track Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved 13 December 2014 Palkaneen Maaseutupuisto PDF in Finnish Palkaneen kunta Retrieved 13 December 2014 RecordsPreceded by nbsp Ville Kyronen Men s 20 000 m world record holder19 June 1925 3 September 1930 Succeeded by nbsp Paavo NurmiPreceded by nbsp Albin Stenroos Men s 30 000 m world record holder16 September 1928 10 October 1931 Succeeded by nbsp Juan Carlos Zabala Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaino Sipila amp oldid 1156368031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
