Väinö Suvivuo

{{Short description|Finnish hurdler (1917–1985)}}

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| birth_date = 17 February 1917

| birth_place = Hamina, Finland

| death_date = 2 May 1985 (aged 68)

| death_place = Lahti, Finland

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 79 kg

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| sport = Athletics

| event = 110 m hurdles

| pb = 14.6 (1953)

| club = Lahden Urheilijat

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Väinö Armas Suvivuo (born Söderström; 17 February 1917 – 2 May 1985) was a Finnish hurdler who won a bronze medal over 110 m at the 1946 European Championships. He failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he served as the Finnish flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/vaino-suvivuo-1.html Väinö Suvivuo]. sports-reference.com

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/ Finland]. sports-reference.com

[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6467&Gender=M Väinö Suvivuo]. trackfield.brinkster.net

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Category:1917 births

Category:1985 deaths

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Finland

Category:Finnish male hurdlers

Category:European Athletics Championships medalists

Category:Sportspeople from Hamina

Category:Athletes from Kymenlaakso

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen

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