Fredrik Teodor Koskenniemi (5 November 1887,

Vihti Vihti (; sv, Vichtis) is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...

– 15 March 1965) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the cross country team event during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp,

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where he won the gold medal in the Men's Cross Country Team event with his teammates

Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi (; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 official world ...

and Heikki Liimatainen.

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1887 births 1965 deaths People from Vihti Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic gold medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners Sportspeople from Uusimaa {{Finland-Olympic-medalist-stub