Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish four-time Olympic gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club. He also enlisted in the 14th Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and became a U.S. citizen in 1921. Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland) set the men's marathon world record of 2:32:35.8 in Antwerp Olympics, Belgium on August 22, 1920. It stood 5.1 years, until Albert Michelsen's 2:29:01.8 on October 12, 1925. Wiki link