Mikko Hietanen
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Mikko Hietanen was a Finnish
long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948.
Born in Uusikirkko, Hietanen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1946 European Championships in Oslo, Norway. He died in Laukaa
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948.
Born in Uusikirkko, Hietanen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1946 European Championships in Oslo, Norway. He died in Laukaa
Laukaa
Laukaa is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
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Achievements
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| 1946 | European Championships European Championships in Athletics The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take... |
Oslo, Norway | 1st | Marathon | 2:24:55 1946 European Championships in Athletics The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway . For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships.... |
| Košice Peace Marathon Košice Peace Marathon The Košice Peace Marathon is the oldest marathon in Europe and the second-oldest in the world .The first course was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday... |
Košice Košice Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary... , Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
1st | Marathon | 2:35:02 | |
| 1948 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put... |
London, United Kingdom | — | Marathon | DNF Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon The men's marathon event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 7. The final was won by Delfo Cabrera.-Results:Key: DNF = Did not finish-References:*, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-09-05.... |
| 1952 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:... |
Helsinki, Finland | 17th | Marathon | 2:34:01.0 Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon -Results:... |