Ville Ritola
Ville Ritola at the 1928 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vilho Eino Ritola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1982 (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö Helsingin Toverit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning most athletics medals at a single Games – four golds and two silvers in Paris 1924 – and ranks second in terms of most athletics gold medals at a single Games.