Tatu Kolehmainen
Taavetti Heikki " Tatu " Kolehmainen (* April 21, 1885 in Kuopio, † June 15, 1967 in Helsinki) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He was the older brother of four-time Olympic champion Hannes Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen took in 1912 at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in part. In the run in the 10,000 meters, he qualified with the third best time in the final. The final itself he finished ahead of schedule, while his brother Hannes won the race. In addition, he competed in the marathon, but he also did not finish. In 1913, he ran with 1:07:40,2 h a world record over 20,000 meters. After the war, he started at the age of 35 years, yet at the Olympic Games in Antwerp. He started again in the marathon, Hannes Kolehmainen won the. Tatu Kolehmainen was eleven and a half minutes behind tenth.
In Finnish Championships was beside Hannes Kolehmainen Albin Stenroos his strongest opponent. Overall Tatu Kolehmainen won at Finnish Athletics Championships five titles, nine times he finished second three times and third parties.
Tatu Kolehmainen was depending on the source from 1.62 to 1.64 meters tall and weighed 54-57 kg. He was a member of the clubs Kuopion Reipas ( until 1907 ) and Kuopion Riento (1908), later by Helsingin Kisa - Veikot. After that, he was a member of Helsingin Jyry.