Pentti Siltaloppi
Pentti Siltaloppi ( Pentti Veikko "Loppi" Siltaloppi; born September 29, 1917 in Ilmajoki , † June 18, 2002 in Tampere ) was a Finnish obstacle and medium distance runner .
Over 3000 m obstacle he was sixth at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 and fifth at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
Four times he was Finnish champion over 3000 m obstacle (1943, 1945, 1946, 1947) and three times over 1500 m (1944, 1946, 1947).
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 51.8 min, August 18, 1947, Tampere
- 3000 m obstacle: 9: 04.0 min, September 7, 1947, Stockholm
Web links
- Pentti Siltaloppi in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Pentti Siltaloppi in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Siltaloppi, Pentti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siltaloppi, Pentti Veikko; Loppi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilmajoki |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 2002 |
| Place of death | Tampere |