Väinö Muinonen

Viktor ("Väinö") Muinonen (30 December 1898, in Lappeenranta 10 June 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Väinö Muinonen
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
1938 ParisMarathon
1946 OsloMarathon

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. He set his personal best of 2:33:03 in 1946, at the age of 47.

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