Ville Ritola
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Ville Ritola was a Finnish long-distance runner of the 1920s, renowned for winning multiple Olympic gold medals and being one of the legendary "Flying Finns."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ville Ritola canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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long-distance runner ⓘ |
| competitionClass | track and field ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Finnish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Ritola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | competitive running ⓘ |
| genre | middle- and long-distance track events ⓘ |
| givenName | Ville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitor |
Hannes Kolehmainen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paavo Nurmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Finnish distance runners ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hannes Kolehmainen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paavo Nurmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Finland Olympic athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Finnish distance running tradition ⓘ |
| name | Ville Ritola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Flying Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Flying Finns
ⓘ
winning multiple Olympic gold medals ⓘ |
| notableWork | multiple Olympic gold medals in long-distance running ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
long-distance runner ⓘ |
| OlympicDiscipline |
10,000 metres
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3,000 metres steeplechase ⓘ 3,000 metres team race ⓘ 5,000 metres ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
Olympic gold medal in 10,000 metres
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Olympic gold medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase ⓘ Olympic gold medal in 3,000 metres team race ⓘ Olympic gold medal in 5,000 metres ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 10,000 metres ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 10,000 metres (1928) ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 5,000 metres ⓘ Olympic silver medal in cross country team event ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1924 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Flying Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
long-distance running ⓘ |
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