Heikki Liimatainen (athlete)

Heikki Liimatainen
Heikki Liimatainen at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1894-03-14)14 March 1894
Karstula, Finland
Died24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 86)
Porvoo, Finland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventCross country
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Cross country team
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Cross country team
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Individual cross country

Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in cross country running.[1]

He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the individual bronze medal in cross country running and helped the Finnish team of Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi win gold. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he again won the gold medal with Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the Finnish cross country team.

  1. ^ "Heikki Liimatainen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.