Ove Andersen
Ove Andersen (born August 2, 1899 in Kymi , † January 13, 1967 in Lahti ) was a Finnish obstacle runner .
At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Andersen won the bronze medal in the 3000 meter obstacle course behind his compatriots Toivo Loukola and Paavo Nurmi .
Ove Andersen was 1.78 m tall and had a competition weight of around 70 kg. He started for Lahden Urheilijat in Lahti.
Web links
- Ove Andersen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Andersen, Ove |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kymi |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1967 |
| Place of death | Lahti |