Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in cross country running.[1]
 Heikki Liimatainen at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 14 March 1894 Karstula, Finland |
| Died | 24 December 1980 (aged 86) Porvoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Cross country |
He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the individual bronze medal in 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
edit- ^ "Heikki Liimatainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heikki Liimatainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
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