Väinö Muinonen
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Viktor Muinonen (December 30, 1898, Lappeenranta
– June 10, 1978) was a Finnish
long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin, Germany.
Born in Imatra
, Muinonen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, France.
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland...
– June 10, 1978) was a Finnish
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 the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin, Germany.
Born in Imatra
Imatra
Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and...
, Muinonen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, France.