Voitto Hellstén
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Finland |
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| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 400 metres | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | Bern 1954 | 400 metres | |
| Bronze | Bern 1954 | 4x400 metres relay | |
Voitto Valdemar Hellstén (born February 15, 1932 in Pertteli – died December 7, 1998 in Turku) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
He competed for Finland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 400 metres together with Soviet Ardalion Ignatyev.
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| Preceded by Veikko Karvonen |
Finnish Sportsman of the Year 1955 |
Succeeded by Antti Hyvärinen |
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