Martti Marttelin
Martti Bertil Marttelin (born June 18, 1897 in Nummi , † March 1, 1940 in Leningrad ) was a Finnish marathon runner . He was killed in the Battle of the Taipale River in the Winter War .
Martti Marttelin was 1.76 m tall and 66 kg.
He finished in the top three in the following marathons:
- September 4, 1927 in Kouvola - 2: 43: 10.5 hours (1st)
- June 17, 1928 in Kauhava - 2:38:56 hours (1st)
- October 14, 1928 in Turin - 2: 41: 24.2 hours (1st)
- 4th July 1930 in Turin - 2:38:35 hours (2nd)
- August 30, 1931 in Viipuri - 2: 39: 01.8 hours (2.)
- July 31, 1931 in Turku - 2:41:12 (1.)
His best time is given as 2:35:02 minutes, run at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam , in which he took part with five other Finns - Yrjö Korholin-Koski , Verner Laaksonen , Eino Rastas , Väinö Sipilä and Ilmari Kuokka . This performance earned him the bronze medal behind for France starting boughera el ouafi (gold in 2:32:57 hrs.) And the Chilean Manuel Plaza (silver in 2:33:23 hrs.) A.
In addition, Marttelin ran two world records over 25 km:
- 1: 24: 24.0 hours 1928 in Tampere . He improved the six-year-old record of his compatriot Hannes Kolehmainen (1: 25: 20.0 hours) by almost a minute. The following year he lost the record to the British Ernest Harper , who ran 1: 23: 45.8 hours.
- 1: 22: 28.8 hours 1930 in Viipuri . He was able to enjoy this achievement for nine years. It was not until 1939 that Erkki Tamila achieved a further improvement to 1: 21: 27.0 hours (today's record: 1: 13: 55.8 hours, run in 1981 by the Japanese Toshihiko Seko ).
Web links
- Martti Marttelin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- World records over 25 km
- Annual marathon leaderboards
- Image by Marttelin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marttelin, Martti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marttelin, Martti Bertil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nummi (Lohja) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1940 |
| Place of death | Leningrad |