Rolf Haikkola

Rolf Haikkola (14 July 1927 – 15 March 2024) was a Finnish long-distance runner and athletics coach.^[1] He competed at men's 5000 meters in the 1954 European Athletics Championships finishing 11th.^[2] Haikkola was best known as the coach of the four-time Olympic gold medal winner Lasse Virén.^[3] Haikkola died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 96.^[1]

Rolf Haikkola

Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1927-07-14)14 July 1927 Myrskylä, Finland
Died	15 March 2024(2024-03-15) (aged 96)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 metres, 10,000 metres