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Ville Ritola

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Eric Liddell At The Paris Olympics 1924

 

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Ville Ritola 1924

 

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Flying Finn Ritola signs off with fifth gold - Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games

 

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Ritola en Amberes 1920

 

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Ville Pörhölä - 1920 Olympic Games

Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola 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 in one Olympic games event - four golds and two silvers in Paris 1924. He has won the second biggest number of athletics Olympic gold medals in one event.
  • Personal 

  • Childhood and emigration to the United States 

  • Paris Olympics 1924 

  • Amsterdam Olympics 1928 

  • Curiosities