Väinö Muinonen
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | ||
| European Championships | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1938 Paris | Marathon |
| Silver medal – second place | 1946 Oslo | Marathon |
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Viktor "Väinö" Muinonen (30 December 1898, in Lappeenranta – 10 June 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Born in Imatra, Muinonen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, France. He set his personal best of 2:33:03 in 1946, at the age of 47.
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Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1978 deaths
- Sportspeople from Lappeenranta
- Sportspeople from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from South Karelia