Olavi Vuorisalo
Olavi Paavo Vuorisalo (born April 5, 1933 in Kuusisto ) is a former Finnish middle-distance runner. He mainly started in 1,500-meter running competitions.
Vuorisalo was fifth at the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm. Brian Hewson from Britain won the title . Before that, he had won the Finnish championship title over 1500 meters four times in a row between 1955 and 1958. On July 11, 1957, he took part in the 1500-meter run in Turku , in which his compatriots Olavi Salsola and Olavi Salonen set a new world record with 3: 40.2 minutes (see also the 1500-meter world record run in Turku 1957 ) . Vuorisalo himself also beat the previous world record of the Hungarian István Rózsavölgyi with 3: 40.3 minutes . Saolsola and Salonen lost their world record a day later to Stanislav Jungwirth from Czechoslovakia, who ran the 1500 meters in 3: 38.1 minutes in Stará Boleslav . Vuorisalo was named Sportsman of the Year in Finland in 1957. In 1959, 1960 and 1961 Vuorisalo was Finnish runner-up. In 1960 Vuorisalo took part in the Olympic Games in Rome , but clearly missed the final. In 1964 he was Finnish champion in the 1500 meters for the fifth time.
Vuroisalo was a member of the Naantalin Löyly association from Naantali .
successes
- 5th place, EM 1958 in Stockholm
- Finnish champion 1500 meters from 1955 to 1958 and 1964
- Finnish cross country champion 1957
- Finnish runner-up 1500 meters from 1959 to 1961
- Finnish runner-up in the 1500 meter relay in 1958
Individual evidence
- ↑ the-sports.org: Results of the European Athletics Championships 1958 (accessed on March 7, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vuorisalo, Olavi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vuorisalo, Olavi Paavo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuusisto |