Väinö Muinonen

Finnish long-distance runner

Finnish Väinö Muinonen, winner of the 1938 European Championships marathon, entering the Colombes stadium Väinö Muinonen Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
|  1938 Paris | Marathon
|  1946 Oslo | Marathon

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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European Athletics Championships champions in men's marathon / half marathon

Marathon|

* 1934:  Armas Toivonen (FIN)
* 1938:  Väinö Muinonen (FIN)
* 1946:  Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
* 1950:  Jack Holden (GBR)
* 1954:  Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
* 1958:  Sergei Popov (URS)
* 1962:  Brian Kilby (GBR)
* 1966:  Jim Hogan (GBR)
* 1969:  Ron Hill (GBR)
* 1971:  Karel Lismont (BEL)
* 1974:  Ian Thompson (GBR)
* 1978:  Leonid Moseyev (URS)
* 1982:  Gerard Nijboer (NED)
* 1986:  Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
* 1990:  Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
* 1994:  Martín Fiz (ESP)
* 1998:  Stefano Baldini (ITA)
* 2002:  Janne Holmén (FIN)
* 2006:  Stefano Baldini (ITA)
* 2010:  Viktor Röthlin (SUI)
* 2014:  Daniele Meucci (ITA)
* 2018:  Koen Naert (BEL)
* 2022:  Richard Ringer (GER)

Half marathon|

* 2016:  Tadesse Abraham (SUI)
* 2024:  Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)

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