Valdemar Rautio

Karl Johan Valdemar " Valle " Rautio ( born January 4, 1921 in Vaasa, † September 5, 1973 ) was a Finnish athlete. At a height of 1.82 m his competition weight was 73 kg.

At the European Championships 1946 in Oslo Rautio won with 15.17 meters title in the triple jump, he had two inches ahead of Bertil Johnsson and 21 centimeters on Arne Åhman, both from Sweden. The 15.17 meter meant at the same time Weltjahresbestleistung 1946. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 won Arne Åhman, Rautio was 14.70 meters sixth.

In Brussels at the European Championships in 1950, the Russian Leonid Shcherbakov won with 15.39 meters gold, Rautio received for 14.96 meters silver medal. 1952 home, the Games took place in Rautios, but he could not be taken as 23 of the qualification with 14.14 meters to the finals.