Viktor ("Väinö") Muinonen (30 December 1898, in Lappeenranta – 10 June 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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1946 Oslo | Marathon |
Born in Imatra, Muinonen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, France. He set his personal best of 2:33:03 in 1946, at the age of 47.
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