Ville Kyrönen

Ville Kyrönen
Runner Kyronen
Personal information
Born(1891-01-14)14 January 1891
Nilsiä, Finland
Died24 May 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 68)
New York City
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team Cross Country

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]

References

  1. ^ "Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Ville Kyrönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ Fernando, Shemal (28 March 2022). "'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Leipurit ja urheilu". Leipuri (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 1 November 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2023.


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