Juha Väätäinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Juha Väätäinen

former Finnish athlete

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Oulu, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: politician, painter, long-distance runner, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juha Väätäinen (born 12 July 1941) is a Finnish former athlete.
He is the winner of the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter gold medals at the 1971 European Championships, held in Helsinki.
He was the eldest of the successful Finnish runners, the others being Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka, who came into the limelight in the 1970s.
He served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki, representing the Finns Party between 2011 and 2015.