- Mikko Hietanen
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Mikko Hietanen (born September 22, 1911, Uusikirkko – died February 3, 1999) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948.
Born in Uusikirkko, Hietanen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1946 European Championships in Oslo, Norway. He died in Laukaa.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Finland1946 European Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Marathon 2:24:55 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:35:02 1948 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom — Marathon DNF 1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 17th Marathon 2:34:01.0 References
European Champions in Men's Marathon 1934: Armas Toivonen (FIN) • 1938: Väinö Muinonen (FIN) • 1946: Mikko Hietanen (FIN) • 1950: Jack Holden (GBR) • 1954: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1958: Sergei Popov (URS) • 1962: Brian Kilby (GBR) • 1966: Jim Hogan (GBR) • 1969: Ron Hill (GBR) • 1971: Karel Lismont (BEL) • 1974: Ian Thompson (GBR) • 1978: Leonid Moseyev (URS) • 1982: Gerard Nijboer (NED) • 1986: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) • 1990: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) • 1994: Martín Fiz (ESP) • 1998: Stefano Baldini (ITA) • 2002: Janne Holmén (FIN) • 2006: Stefano Baldini (ITA) • 2010: Viktor Röthlin (SUI)
World Best Year Performance in Men's Marathon 1921: Florestano Benedetti (ITA) • 1922: Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) • 1923: Aksel Jensen (DEN) • 1924: Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) • 1925: Sam Ferris (NIR) • 1926: Iivari Rötkö (FIN) • 1927: Verner Laaksonen (FIN) • 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) • 1929: Harry Payne (GBR) • 1930: Fukutaro Shibui (JPN) • 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG) • 1932: Tanji Yahagi (JPN) • 1933: Kozo Kusunoki (JPN) • 1934: Tamao Shiaku (JPN) • 1935 – 1936: Sohn Kee-Jung (JPN) • 1937: Manuel Dias (POR) • 1938: Pat Dengis (USA) • 1939: Toyu Ko (KOR) • 1940: Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN) • 1941: Les Pawson (USA) • 1942: Zaiten Kimoto (JPN) • 1943: Gérard Côté (CAN) • 1944: Charles Robbins (USA) • 1945: Sven Hakansson (SWE) • 1946 – 1948: Mikko Hietanen (FIN) • 1949: Salomon Könönen (FIN) • 1950: Fedosiy Vanin (URS) • 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1952 – 1954: Jim Peters (ENG) • 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1956: Paavo Kotila (FIN) • 1957 – 1959: Sergei Popov (URS) • 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH) • 1961: Takayuki Nakao (JPN) • 1962: Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK) • 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA) • 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH) • 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN) • 1966: Michael Ryan (NZL) • 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1968 – 1969: Bill Adcocks (ENG) • 1970: Ron Hill (ENG) • 1971: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1972: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1973: John Farrington (AUS) • 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG) • 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) • 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1978: Shigeru So (JPN) • 1979: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED) • 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA) • 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1984: Steve Jones (WAL) • 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR) • 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1987:Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1988:Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH) • 1989: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) • 1990: Steve Moneghetti (AUS) • 1991: Koichi Morishita (JPN) • 1992: David Tsebe (RSA) • 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) • 1994: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) • 1995: Sammy Lelei (KEN) • 1996: Martín Fiz (ESP) • 1997: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) • 1998: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) • 1999: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) • 2000: António Pinto (POR) • 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN) • 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA) • 2003: Paul Tergat (KEN) • 2004: Evans Rutto (KEN) • 2005 – 2008: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN) • 2010: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
Košice Peace Marathon Men's Winners Inauguration to 1969 1924: Karol Halla (TCH) • 1925: Pál Király (HUN) • 1926: Hans Hempel (GER) • 1927–28: József Galambos (HUN) • 1929: Hans Hempel (GER) • 1930: István Zelenka (HUN) • 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG) • 1932–33: József Galambos (HUN) • 1934: Josef Šulc (TCH) • 1935: Arthur Motmillers (LAT) • 1936: György Balaban (AUT) • 1937: Désiré Leriche (FRA) • 1939: József Kiss (HUN) • 1941: József Gyimesi (HUN) • 1942: József Kiss (HUN) • 1943: Géza Kiss (HUN) • 1944: Rezső Kövári (HUN) • 1945: Antonín Špiroch (TCH) • 1946: Mikko Hietanen (FIN) • 1947: Charles Heirendt (LUX) • 1948: Gösta Leandersson (SWE) • 1949: Martti Urpalainen (FIN) • 1950: Gösta Leandersson (SWE) • 1951: Jaroslav Śtrupp (TCH) • 1952: Erkki Puolakka (FIN) • 1953: Walter Bednář (TCH) • 1954: Erkki Puolakka (FIN) • 1955: Evert Nyberg (SWE) • 1956: Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE) • 1957: Ivan Filin (URS) • 1958: Pavel Kantorek (TCH) • 1959: Sergei Popov (URS) • 1960: Samuel Hardicker (GBR) • 1961: Abebe Bikila (ETH) • 1962: Pavel Kantorek (TCH) • 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA) • 1964: Pavel Kantorek (TCH) • 1965: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) • 1966: Gyula Tóth (HUN) •
1967: Nedjalko Farčić (YUG) • 1968: Václav Chudomel (TCH) • 1969: Demissie Wolde (ETH)1970 to present 1970: Mikhail Gorelov (URS) • 1971: Gyula Tóth (HUN) • 1972: John Farrington (AUS) • 1973: Vladimir Moyseyev (URS) • 1974: Keith Angus (GBR) • 1975: Choe Chang Sop (PRK) • 1976: Takeshi So (JPN) • 1977–78: Go Chun Son (PRK) • 1979: Jouni Kortelainen (FIN) • 1980: Alexey Lyagushev (URS) • 1981: Hans-Joachim Truppel (GDR) • 1982: György Sinkó (HUN) • 1983: František Višnický (TCH) • 1984: Ri Dong Myong (PRK) • 1985: Valentin Starikov (URS) • 1986: František Višnický (TCH) • 1987: Jörg Peter (GDR) • 1988: Michael Heilmann (GDR) • 1989: Karel David (TCH) • 1990: Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS) • 1991: Vlastimil Bukovjan (TCH) • 1992–93: Wiesław Pałczyński (POL) • 1994: Petr Pipa (SVK) • 1995–96: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL) • 1997: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR) • 1998: Andrzej Krzyścin (POL) • 1999: Róbert Štefko (SVK) • 2000: Ernest Kipyego (KEN) • 2001–02: David Kariuki (KEN) • 2003: Grigoriy Andreyev (RUS) • 2004: Adam Dobrzyński (POL) • 2005: David Maiyo (KEN) • 2006: Edwin Kipchom (KEN) • 2007: William Biama (KEN) • 2008: Dejene Yirdaw (ETH) • 2009: Jacob Kipkorir Chesire (KEN)
Categories:- 1911 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Vyborg District
- Finnish long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Košice Peace Marathon winners
- Finnish athletics biography stubs
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