Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Vilho Eino Ritola
Born	18 January 1896 Peräseinäjoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	24 April 1982 (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö Helsingin Toverit
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1924 Paris 10,000 m 1924 Paris 3000 m steeplechase 1924 Paris 3000 m team 1924 Paris Team cross country 1924 Paris Individual cross country 1924 Paris 5000 m 1928 Amsterdam 5000 m 1928 Amsterdam 10,000 m

Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner.^[1] Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning most athletics medals at a single Games – four golds and two silvers in Paris 1924 - and ranks second in terms of most athletics gold medals at a single Games.^[2]