Voitto Hellsten Explained

Birth Date:15 February 1932
Birth Place:Pertteli, Finland
Death Date:7 December 1998 (aged 66)
Death Place:Turku, Finland
Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Weight:70–74 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:100, 200, 400 m
Club:TuTo, Turku
Pb:100 m – 10.6 (1955)
200 m – 21.3 (1956)
400 m – 46.20 (1956)
Show-Medals:yes

Voitto Valdemar Hellsten[1] [2] (15 February 1932 – 7 December 1998), sometimes spelled as Voitto Hellstén,[3] was a Finnish sprinter. Hellsten competed in 100–400 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m in 1956, shared with Ardalion Ignatyev.[3]

Hellsten was often successful at the annual athletics meetings between Finland and Sweden.

From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.

References

  1. http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910029&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki "Voitto Hellsten Kansanedustajana 20.02.1962 – 22.03.1970."
  2. http://www.varaslahto.net/profiilit.php?urheilija=146 "Voitto Hellsten."
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/voitto-hellsten-1.html "Voitto Hellstén."

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