Ville Kyrönen Explained

Ville Kyrönen
Birth Date:14 January 1891
Birth Place:Nilsiä, Finland
Death Place:New York City
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.[1] He also ran in the marathon at the 1924 and 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He moved to the United States where he had his own bakery in Finntown, Brooklyn, New York.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ky/ville-kyronen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 October 2012 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: Ville Kyrönen . Olympedia . 24 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics . Fernando . Shemal . 28 March 2022 . . 17 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Leipurit ja urheilu . 1 November 1932 . Leipuri . . 14 . fi . 17 September 2023.

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