Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Kāore a Mikko Hietanen i tino angitu i ngā kēmu Olympic. I whai wāhi ia ki te marathon i Rānana i te tau 1948
, engari kaore i oti i a ia te whakataetae na te mea he raru ki tana tendon Achilles. E wha tau i muri mai, i te kainga i Helsinki, ka mutu ia i te 17 o nga waahi.