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73 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Celebrities born on December 30
Born in 1950
73 years old Runners
Capricorn named Martti
Runners from Finland
Runners born in Finland
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First name Martti
Martti Sakari Vainio is a former Finnish long-distance runner. In Finland, he is recognized as the last of the best athletes of the famous "V-line", the previous ones being Juha Väätäinen, Lasse Virén and Pekka Vasala. Each of them won at least one gold medal at the Summer Olympics or the European Athletics Championship in the 1970s. Vainio's performance, however, has been blurred, as he tested. positive for DEP at least twice. One of those events was the 1984 Olympics, where he was disqualified and stripped of his medal, then suspended. His achievements in major athletic championships include gold at the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, 10,000-meter running and bronze medals at distances similar to the 1982 European Athletics Championships. Athens.
SportRunning
Event(s)Long-distance
ClubTurun Urheiluliitto 1972–82, Lapuan Virkiä 1983–84, Saarijärven Pullistus 1986–88
Coached byAulis Potinkara 1971–82
Retired1988
World finals1983: 5000 m 3rd, 1983: 10,000 m 4th, 1987: 10,000 m DNF, 1987: Marathon DNF
Regional finals1978: 5000 m 6th, 1978: 10,000 m 1st, 1982: 5000 m 8th, 1982: 10,000 m 3rd, 1986: 5000 m 6th, 1986: 10,000 m 7th
Olympic finals1976: 10,000m 8h1, 1980: 5000 m 11th, 1980: 10,000 m 13th, 1984: 5000 m DSQ, 1984: 10,000 m DSQ
Highest world ranking5000 m: 4th (1983), 10,000 m: 2nd (1978)
Personal best(s)1500 m: 3:41.09 (1983), 3000 m: 7:46.24 (1982), 5000 m: 13:20.07 (1983), 10,000 m: 27:30.99 (1978, NR), Marathon: 2:16:41 (1986)

About Martti Vainio

Runner Martti Vainio was born on December 30, 1950 in Finland (He's 73 years old now).

After testing positive for steroids in 1984, a Finnish long-distance runner had to lose his Olympic medal.

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Martti Vainio before becoming famous

Martti Vainio was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1950 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

At the 1978 European Championships, he won his first gold medal in the 10,000 meter race.

Achievement of Martti Vainio

In 68 of his 80 10,000 meter races, he broke the 29-minute mark.

Martti Vainio's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Eila, he has two daughters, Mika and Minna.

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He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where runner Runner Carl Lewis made his Olympic debut.

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Latest information about Martti Vainio updated on March 19 2023.