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Mar 01, 1914 Iitti, Southern Finland Province, Finland Died on 15 Sep 1998 (aged 84)
Finnish long-distance runner
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About Viljo Heino
- Viljo ("Ville") Akseli Heino (1 March 1914 in Iitti – 15 September 1998 in Tampere) was a Finnish athlete who held the world record for the 10,000 metres event from 25 August 1944 to 11 June 1949 and again from 1 September 1949 to 22 October 1949.
- He was the male Finnish Sportspersonality of the year for 1949. Born in Iitti, he represented Finland in the 10,000 metres and marathon in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
- He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1949.
