Kaarlo Tuominen

Kalle Tuominen (actually Kaarlo Jalmari Tuominen; born February 9, 1908 in Somerniemi, † October 20, 2006 Lieto ) was a Finnish hurdler, who won Olympic silver in 1936.

Official world records in the 3,000-meter steeplechase were introduced only in 1954 with the introduction of standard dimensions. 1936 had improved the unofficial world record at 9:08,2 minutes in July, the American Harold Manning. Nevertheless, in advance of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin were the Finns as clear favorites, especially the defending champion Volmari Iso - Hollo. In the Olympic final on August 8 were three Finns, three Americans and two Swedes and German. The Finns largely determined the pace and finally were able to shake off Manning, only the German Alfred Dompert prevented as a third party managing the Finnish walkthrough. It won Iso - Hollo in 9:03,8 minutes ago Tuominen in 9:06,8 minutes and Dompert remained under the old world record of Manning.

Two years later at the European Athletics Championships in Paris in 1938 and the steeplechase was first held at the European Championships. Iso - Hollo was no longer at the start. It won the Swede Lars Larsson before the German Ludwig Kaindl and the Finns Alf Lindblad. With seven seconds behind Lindblad Tuominen finished fourth in 9:28,6 minutes.

In Finnish Championships Tuominen be able to place nine times in the top three in the steeplechase, national champion, he was only 1937. 1935 he finished third in the 400 - meter hurdles.

Kalle Tuominen was 1.77 m tall and weighed 68 kg in his playing days.

Bests

• 800 meters: 1:56,6 minutes ( 1932)
• 1000 meters: 2:31,1 minutes ( 1934)
• 1500 meters: 3:56,6 minutes ( 1938)
• 3000 meters: 8:28,2 minutes ( 1936)
• 5000 meters: 15:00,8 minutes ( 1940)
• 400 meters hurdles: 57.2 seconds (1935 )
• 3000 meter steeplechase: 9:06,8 minutes ( 1936)