Ville Ritola
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 42 years ago |
Date of birth | January 18,1896 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Peraseinajoki |
Finland | |
Date of died | April 24,1982 |
Died | Helsinki |
Finland | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Weight | 66 (kg) |
Olympic_medals | Athletics At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres |
Job | Athlete |
Spouse | Liisa Ritola |
Selma Ritola | |
Olympic medal | Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres |
Teammates | Paavo Nurmi |
Elias Katz | |
Eero Berg | |
Movies/Shows | Finlandia |
Paavo Nurmi - The Man and His Times | |
Paavo Nurmi: Paras kaikista | |
Nationality | Finnish |
Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
Helsingin Toverit | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 438792 |
Ville Ritola Life story
Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola 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.