Väinö Muinonen
Finnish long-distance runner
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Finland | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1938 Paris | Marathon |
 | 1946 Oslo | Marathon |
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.
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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European Athletics Championships champions in men's marathon / half 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) - 2014: Daniele Meucci (ITA)
- 2018: Koen Naert (BEL)
- 2022:
Richard Ringer (GER)
- 2016: Tadesse Abraham (SUI)
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