Track and field athlete Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

Living place: Finland

Birthday: 18-1-1896

Global rank: #73352

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Who is Track and field athlete Ville Ritola?
Finnish long-distance runner-up who won five Olympic gold medals, four of which came during the 1924 Olympics.
He won a total of six medals at the 1924 Olympics, four being gold.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He immigrated from Finland to the United States at the age of 17.

Family life info

He was one of eight siblings all of whom immigrated to the United States.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Track and field athlete Ville Ritola?
His four gold medals at the 1924 Olympics were one of less than Paavo Nurmi of the year.

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When was Track and field athlete Ville Ritola born?
Ville Ritola was born in 18-1-1896, death year is , at the age of 128.
Where is Track and field athlete Ville Ritola's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ville Ritola was born in Finland. is a Track and field athlete, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Ville Ritola's global rank is 73352 and whose rank is 188 in list of famous Track and field athlete.
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Events in 1896 and 18-1

Birthday Ville Ritola (18-1) in history

  • Day 18-1 year 1733: The first polar bear was exhibited in Boston, USA
  • Day 18-1 year 1778: Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
  • Day 18-1 year 1782: Former US Secretary of State Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire.
  • Day 18-1 year 1788: The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
  • Day 18-1 year 1912: The ill-fated Scott expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover Amundsen had been there first.
  • Day 18-1 year 1943: The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken.
  • Day 18-1 year 1993: All 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
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