Voitto Valdemar Hellsten"Voitto Hellsten Kansanedustajana 20.02.1962 – 22.03.1970." (Presentation page for Voitto Hellsten, member of Finnish parliament). Retrieved 13 November 2012. "Voitto Hellsten." Varaslahto.net. Retrieved 13 November 2012. (15 February 1932 – 7 December 1998), sometimes spelled as Voitto Hellstén,"Voitto Hellstén." Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012. was a Finnish sprinter. Hellsten competed in 100–400 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m in 1956, shared with Ardalion Ignatyev.
Hellsten was often successful at the annual athletics meetings between Finland and Sweden.
From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.
References
"THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956", p. 740. Retrieved 7 August 2016. Lindfors, Jukka: "Melbournen suomalaismitalisteja". yle.fi. Retrieved 7 August 2016. "Voitto Hellsten". ne.se. Retrieved 7 August 2016