Voitto Hellstén
Voitto Hellsten chasing Hans-Joachim Reske in the 400 m heats at the 1960 Olympics
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| Born | 15 February 1932 Pertteli, Finland |
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| Died | 7 December 1998 (aged 66) Turku, Finland |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70–74 kg | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100, 200, 400 m | |||||||||||||||
| Club | TuTo, Turku | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 (1955) 200 m – 21.3 (1956) 400 m – 46.20 (1956) |
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Voitto Valdemar Hellsten (15 February 1932 – 7 December 1998), sometimes spelled as Voitto Hellstén, was a Finnish sprinter. Hellsten 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.
Hellsten was often successful at the annual athletics meetings between Finland and Sweden.
From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.
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