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| Born | (1891-01-14)14 January 1891 Nilsiä, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 68) New York City | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Ville Kyrönen (14 January 1891 – 24 May 1959) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Kyrönen won a silver medal in the team cross country event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also ran in the marathon at the 1924 and 1932 Summer Olympics. He moved to the United States where he had his own bakery in Finntown, Brooklyn, New York.
References
- "Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- "Ville Kyrönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Fernando, Shemal (28 March 2022). "'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Leipurit ja urheilu". Leipuri (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 1 November 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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| US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run | |
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| 1879–1888 NAAAA |
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| 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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- 1891 births
- 1959 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Finnish male marathon runners
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- People from Nilsiä
- Finnish male modern pentathletes
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