Ville Kyrönen

Ville Kyrönen
	Runner Kyronen
Personal information
Born	14 January 1891; Nilsiä, Finland
Died	24 May 1959 (aged 68); New York City
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing Finland
Olympic Games

Ville Kyrönen (14 January 1891 – 24 May 1959) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Kyrönen won a silver medal in the team cross country event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1] He also ran in the marathon at the 1924 and 1932 Summer Olympics.^[2] He moved to the United States where he had his own bakery in Finntown, Brooklyn, New York.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
↑ "Ville Kyrönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
↑ Fernando, Shemal (28 March 2022). "'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
↑ "Leipurit ja urheilu". Leipuri (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 1 November 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

External links

Ville Kyrönen at Olympedia

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[sports-reference-1] "Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[2] "Ville Kyrönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[3] Fernando, Shemal (28 March 2022). "'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[4] "Leipurit ja urheilu". Leipuri (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 1 November 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–79: Not held
1879–1888 NAAAA	1880: James Gifford 1881: W. C. Davies 1882–83: Tom Delaney 1884: Geo. Stonebridge 1885: Peter Skillman 1886–87: Edward Carter 1888^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–91^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff 1892–93: William Day 1894: Charles Bean 1899: Alex Grant 1900: Arthur Newton 1901: Frank Kanahy 1902: Alex Grant 1903: Not held 1904: John Joyce 1905: Frank Verner 1906: Wm. Nelson 1907: John Daly 1908: Fred Bellars 1909: Harry McLean 1910: William Kramer 1911: George Bonhag 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard 1916: Joie Ray 1917–19: Charles Pores 1920^OT: Not held 1921–23: Earle Johnson 1924: Ilmar Prim 1925: George Lermond 1926: Phillip Osif 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne 1928^OT: Joie Ray 1929-31: Lou Gregory 1932^OT: Tom Ottey 1933: Lou Gregory 1934: Eino Pentti 1935: Tom Ottey 1936: Don Lash 1937–38: Eino Pentti 1939: Lou Gregory 1940: Don Lash 1941: Lou Gregory 1942: Joe McCluskey 1943: Lou Gregory 1944: Norm Bright 1945: Ted Vogel 1946–48: Edward O'Toole 1949: Fred Wilt 1950: Horace Ashenfelter 1951–54: Curt Stone 1955: Dick Hart 1956: Max Truex 1957: Doug Kyle 1958: John Macy 1959: 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex 1961: John Gutknecht 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle 1963–64: Peter McArdle 1965: Billy Mills 1966: Tracy Smith 1967: Van Nelson 1968: Tracy Smith 1969–70: Jack Bacheler 1971: Frank Shorter 1972: Greg Fredericks 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda 1974–75: Frank Shorter 1976: Ed Leddy 1977: Frank Shorter 1978–79: Craig Virgin 1980: Rodolfo Gómez Garry Bjorklund
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Alberto Salazar 1982: Craig Virgin 1983: Alberto Salazar 1984: Jon Sinclair 1985: Bruce Bickford 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski 1988: Steve Taylor 1989: Pat Porter 1990: Steve Plasencia 1991: Shannon Butler 1992^OT: Todd Williams
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Todd Williams 1994: Tom Ansberry 1995–96: Todd Williams 1997: Michael Mykytok 1998: Dan Browne 1999: Alan Culpepper 2000^OT: Meb Keflezighi 2001: Abdi Abdirahman 2002: Meb Keflezighi 2003: Alan Culpepper 2004: Meb Keflezighi 2005: Abdi Abdirahman 2006: Jorge Torres 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman 2009–16: Galen Rupp 2017: Hassan Mead 2018–19: Lopez Lomong 2021^{2020 OT}: Woody Kincaid 2022: Galen Rupp 2023: Woody Kincaid
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.