Ilmari Taipale
Ilmari Taipale ( Ilmari Richard Taipale; born May 18, 1928 in Tampere , † March 22, 2008 in Porvoo ) was a Finnish medium and long-distance runner .
At the European Athletics Championships in Brussels in 1950 he was fourth over 1500 m and at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 twelfth over 5000 m .
In 1956 he retired at the Olympic Games in Melbourne over 5000 m in the run and came over 10,000 m in 22nd place.
Twice he was Finnish champion over 800 m (1950, 1951), once over 1500 m (1950) and three times over 5000 m (1954-1956).
Personal bests
- 800 m: 1: 52.5 min, 1950
- 1500 m: 3: 46.8 min, July 10, 1953, Pori
- 1 mile : 4: 09.4 min, July 10, 1950, Helsinki
- 5000 m: 14: 05.2 min, September 13, 1956, Hamina
- 10,000 m : 29: 38.4 min, September 25, 1955, Turku
Web links
- Ilmari Taipale in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Ilmari Taipale in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Taipale, Ilmari |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taipale, Ilmari Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 2008 |
| Place of death | Porvoo |