Voitto Hellsten
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Template:Wikidata imageScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Voitto Valdemar Hellsten[1][2][3] (15 February 1932 – 7 December 1998), sometimes spelled as Voitto Hellstén,[4] was a Finnish sprinter. Hellsten[5] competed in 100–400 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m in 1956, shared with Ardalion Ignatyev.[4]
Hellsten was often successful at the annual athletics meetings between Finland and Sweden.[6]
From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.[1]
References
- ↑ a b "Voitto Hellsten Kansanedustajana 20.02.1962 – 22.03.1970." Template:Webarchive (Presentation page for Voitto Hellsten, member of Finnish parliament). Retrieved 13 November 2012. Template:In lang
- ↑ "Voitto Hellsten." Varaslahto.net. Retrieved 13 November 2012. Template:In lang
- ↑ Lindfors, Jukka: "Melbournen suomalaismitalisteja". yle.fi. Retrieved 7 August 2016. Template:In lang
- ↑ a b "Voitto Hellstén." Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956", p. 740. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Voitto Hellsten". ne.se. Retrieved 7 August 2016 Template:In lang
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