Viljo Akseli Heino 1998 Deaths

Viljo Akseli Heino

the last of the track stars called the "Flying Finns"; established world records despite suffering from a leg injury during Finland's war with the Soviet Union in 1939; set the world record for the 10,000-meter run, and was given credit in the same race for setting a world six-mile record in 1944; cause of death not given