Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner (died 1966)

Hannes Kolehmainen

Finnish long-distance runner

Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish four-time Olympic gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a…