Weary Virén

Wearies Virén , born the July 22nd 1949 with Myrskylä, is a runner of Fond Finnish

In 1972, at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1972 of Munich, it is one of the rare athletes to have obtained 2 gold medals out of 5.000 and 10.000m with the Olympic Games of summer; it joined thus Hannes Kolehmainen (1912), Emil Zátopek (1952), Volodymyr Kuts (1956); Miruts Yifter (1980) is the only one after him to make a success of the same exploit.

But this exploit, it renews it in 1976 at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1976 of Montreal. It becomes thus the only one to have made a success of doubled the 5.000 - 10.000 m out of 2 Olympiads. It is also the only one since Zatopek to preserve its title on 10.000m. However polemics accompany its successes at the time of these plays: CIO shows it to want to show its sponsors while carrying its shoes at the time of the lap of honor of the 10.000m, charges of which it is defended by saying that it has bulbs. The 2nd polemic is due to its practice, nonprohibited at the time, of re-injection of its own blood.

He became politician, obtaining a place at the Finnish Parliament.

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