Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish male athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team. He competed for Finland in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

held in

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in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist

Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi (; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 official worl ...

and

Teodor Koskenniemi Fredrik Teodor Koskenniemi (5 November 1887, Vihti – 15 March 1965) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the cross country team event during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium wher ...

. He returned four years later to the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The o ...

held in

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in the Cross Country Team where he again won the gold medal with the gold and silver medal winners

and Ville Ritola

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* 1894 births 1980 deaths People from Karstula Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners Sportspeople from Central Finland 19th-century Finnish people 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub