Helge Perälä
Helge Perälä ( Helge Anton Perälä; born June 3, 1915 in Vehkalahti , Hamina , † February 13, 2010 in Tampere ) was a Finnish long-distance runner .
In 1946 he won silver over 10,000 m at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo and did not reach the goal over 5000 m .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 he was eleventh over 5000 m .
In 1947 he became Finnish champion over 5000 m and cross-country .
Personal bests
Web links
- Helge Perälä in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Helge Perälä in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Perälä, Helge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perälä, Helge Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vehkalahti , Hamina |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2010 |
| Place of death | Tampere |