Olavi Salsola

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Olavi Armas Tapani Salsola (born December 26, 1933 in Keuruu , † October 8, 1995 in Rauma ) was a Finnish middle-distance runner . In 1957 he and his compatriot Olavi Salonen held the world record over 1500 meters for one day .

Salsola took part in the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne . But he failed over 1500 meters in the lead. In 1957 Salsola became Finnish champions for the second time since 1955 in the 800-meter distance. On July 11, 1957, he started in Turku in a 1500-meter run. Salsola won this run at the same time as Olavi Salonen . The 3: 40.2 minutes achieved in the process meant a new world record. Third in this race - Olavi Vuorisalo (3: 40.3 minutes) - also stayed below the old world record (3: 40.6 minutes) set by Hungarian István Rózsavölgyi in August 1956. The next day, Salonen and Salsola lost the 1500 meter world record to the Czechoslovak Stanislav Jungwirth , who ran the 1500 meters in 3: 38.1 minutes in Stará Boleslav . In the 1957 Finnish Athlete of the Year award , Salsola came in fifth. Olavi Vuorisalo received the title. 1958 Salsola reached a twelfth place at the European Championships in Stockholm .

Olavi Salsola started for the clubs Kemin Kunto , Tampereen Pyrintö and Turun Urheiluliitto .

successes

  • 1500 meter world record in 1957 with 3: 40.2 minutes
  • Finnish champions in 1955 and 1957 (both times over 800 meters) as well as 1957 and 1958 in the 4 x 800 meter relay
  • Finnish runner-up 1956 (1500 meters)
  • Third place at the Finnish championships in 1958 (1500 meters)

Personal best

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ time.com: Sport: Faster, Fastest ( Time report of July 22, 1957, accessed on March 7, 2011)
personal data
SURNAME Salsola, Olavi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salsola, Olavi Armas Tapani (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Keuruu
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1995
Place of death Rauma