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Väinö Sipilä

Väinö Sipilä
Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (d. 1987)

Väinö Jeremias Sipilä 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.

24 December 1897

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