Voitto Hellstén
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Voitto Hellstén chasing Hans-Joachim Reske in the 400 m heats at the 1960 Olympics
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| Born | 15 February 1932 Pertteli, Finland |
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| Died | 7 December 1998 (aged 66) Turku, Finland |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70–74 kg | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100, 200, 400 m | |||||||||||||||
| Club | TuTo, Turku | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 (1955) 200 m – 21.3 (1956) 400 m – 46.20 (1956) |
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Voitto Valdemar Hellstén[1] (15 February 1932 – 7 December 1998), often spelled as Voitto Hellsten,[2][3] was a Finnish sprinter. He competed in 100–400 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m in 1956, shared with Ardalion Ignatyev.[1]
From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Voitto Hellstén." Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Voitto Hellsten Kansanedustajana 20.02.1962 – 22.03.1970." (Presentation page for Voitto Hellsten, member of Finnish parliament). Retrieved 13 November 2012. (Finnish)
- ↑ "Voitto Hellsten." Varaslahto.net. Retrieved 13 November 2012. (Finnish)
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