1949
Pekka Johannes Päivärinta, Finland, distance runner. Päivärinta was the first world cross-country champion, taking the title at the first IAAF championship in that sport in Waregem, Belgium in 1973. Päivärinta also represented his country at the Olympics in 1972 (8th in the Steeplechase) and 1976 (13th in the 5,000m). In 1975 he set a world record in the 25,000m of 1:14:16.8.
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