维拉•里托拉 ville ritola （田径 芬兰）
amsterdam 1928, games of the ix olympiad. athletics. finns vilho ritola and paavo nurmi. the two great rivals traded medals in the distance events. ritola took the gold in the 5000m and silver in the 10000m. nurmi captured the silver in the 5000m event and the gold in the 10000m race.
born: 18 january 1896
deceased: 24 april 1982
birthplace: peräseinäjoki (finland)
nationality: finland
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
paris 1924
amsterdam 1928
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 5
silver: 3
six running medals at one olympics
during the 1920s paavo nurmi and ville ritola awed the sporting world with their domination of long-distance running. at the 1924 paris olympics, ritola put on an incredible performance, winning four gold medals and two silver medals. in his first race, the 10,000m, he won by half a lap and obliterated his own world record by more than 12 seconds. three days later, he won the steeplechase by 75 metres. the next day he finished second behind nurmi in the 5,000m. next he earned another silver medal behind nurmi in the cross-country race and gained a gold medal as a member of the finnish cross-country team. finally, ritola joined with nurmi to win the 3,000m team race. in 1928, at the amsterdam olympics, ritola placed second - behind nurmi - in the 10,000m. his last olympic appearance was in the 5,000m. this time ritola pulled away from nurmi in the final curve and won by 12 metres. this victory brought ritola's career total to five gold medals and three silver medals.
生日：1896年1月18日
逝世：1982年4月24日
出生地：芬兰
国籍: 芬兰
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1924年法国巴黎夏季奥运会
1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 5枚
银牌 3枚
一届奥运会六枚田径奖牌
上世纪20年代，世界田径中长跑项目由芬兰运动员努尔米和维拉•里托拉垄断，他们俩也在奥运比赛中展开激烈的竞争。在1924年法国巴黎夏季奥运会上，里托拉不可思议的夺取四金二银：在他的第一个项目10000米比赛中，他以近半圈的优势夺冠，并且他保持的世界纪录提高了12秒多；三天后，他又在障碍跑比赛中，以近75米的优势夺冠；随后他在5000米长跑和越野比赛中不敌努尔米，夺取两枚银牌，但他参加芬兰越野队，获得越野团体赛的金牌，最后他在巴黎的表演以3000米团体金牌结束。在1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会中，里托拉在10000米比赛中不敌努尔米获得银牌，他参加的最后一项奥运比赛是5000米长跑，这一次，里托拉战胜了队友努尔米，以12米的优势夺取自己的最后一枚奥运金牌。在他参加的两届奥运会中，里托拉总共夺得五金三银。