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