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Väinö Sipilä

Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (died 1987)

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Born
December 24, 1897
Died
September 11, 1987
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1897

About Väinö Sipilä

Väinö Jeremias Sipilä (24 December 1897 – 12 September 1987) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924 Games. He held world records at the unusual distances of 20,000 metres and 30,000 metres for several years. Sipilä was Finnish cross country champion in 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1929.

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Väinö Sipilä timeline

  1. Sipilä was Finnish cross country champion in 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1929.
  2. Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924 Games.

The world when Väinö Sipilä was born

Väinö Sipilä was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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