Veikko Karvonen

Veikko Leo Karvonen ( born January 5, 1926 in Sakkola, Finland, today Gromowo, Russia; † August 1, 2007 in Turku ) was a Finnish marathon runner who achieved his great success in the 1950s.

With the Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 he won the bronze medal in the marathon.

Between 1950 and 1955 he improved seven times the Finnish national record in the marathon.

Achievements

  • European Athletics Championships 1950: 2nd place ( 2:32:45 hours) in the marathon
  • European Athletics Championships 1954: 1st place ( 2:24:52 hours) in the marathon
  • Boston Marathon 1954: 1st place ( 2:20:39 hours)
  • Fukuoka Marathon 1955: 1st place ( 2:23:16 hours)
  • Olympic Games 1956: 3rd place ( 2:27:47 hours) in the marathon
1950 European Athletics Championships 1954 European Athletics Championships Boston-Marathon Fukuoka-Marathon Armas Toivonen Mikko Hietanen Jack Holden (athlete) Sergei Popov (athlete) Brian Kilby Ron Hill Karel Lismont Ian Thompson (marathoner) Gerard Nijboer Gelindo Bordin Stefano Baldini
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