Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner
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| Intro | Finnish distance runner | |
| Places | Finland | |
| was | Athlete Runner Long-distance runner | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 December 1898, Lappeenranta | |
| Death | 10 June 1978Imatra (aged 79 years) |
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Viktor ("Väinö") Muinonen (December 30, 1898, Lappeenranta – June 10, 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.