Heikki Liimatainen
Heikki Liimatainen at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1894-03-14)14 March 1894
Karstula, Finland
Died24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 86)
Porvoo, Finland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventCross country
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 AntwerpCross country team
Gold medal – first place 1924 ParisCross country team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 AntwerpIndividual cross country

Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the cross country running.[1]

He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the individual bronze medal in the cross country running and helped the Finnish team of Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi win gold. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he again won the gold medal with Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the Finnish cross country team.

References

  1. ↑ "Heikki Liimatainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.