Eino Seppälä
Eino Seppälä (born November 11, 1896 in Virolahti , † April 4, 1968 in Imatra ) was a Finnish long-distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, he was fifth over 5000 meters . Although he did not finish in the team race over 3000 meters , he was awarded the gold medal like the other members of the victorious Finnish team.
He set his personal best over 5000 meters with 15: 10.5 minutes on May 24, 1928 in Helsinki .
Web links
- Entry on tilastopaja.org
- Eino Seppälä in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| 5000 meters |
1900: Charles Bennett , John Rimmer , Sidney Robinson , Alfred Tysoe , Stan Rowley |
| 4 miles |
1904: Arthur Newton , George Underwood , Paul Pilgrim , Howard Valentine , David Munson |
| 3 miles |
1908: Joe Deakin , Archie Robertson , William Coales |
| 3000 meters |
1912: Tell Berna , Norman Taber , George Bonhag , Abel Kiviat , Louis Scott • 1920: Horace Brown , Arlie Schardt , Ivan Dresser • 1924: Paavo Nurmi , Ville Ritola , Elias Katz , Sameli Tala , Frej Liewendahl , Eino Seppälä |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Seppälä, Eino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Virolahti |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th April 1968 |
| Place of death | Imatra |