Taisto Mäki
Taisto Armas Mäki (born December 2, 1910 in Rekola , Helsinki , † May 1, 1979 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish long-distance runner who was successful in the late 1930s.
career
The extroverted and talkative athlete was one of many whose athletic development was ruined by the Second World War . Shortly before, however, he set four world records and won a European championship in 1938 . He was the first runner to break the 30-minute sound barrier over 10,000 meters .
Taisto Mäki was 1.73 m tall and 64 kg.
Services
title
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European Championships 1938 in Paris
- Gold over 5000 meters in 14: 26.8 minutes ahead of Swede Henry Jonsson in 14: 27.4 minutes and Finn Kauko Pekuri in 14: 29.2 minutes
World records
- 2 miles
- 8: 53.2 min on June 7, 1939 in Helsinki (improvement of the almost two-year-old record of the Hungarian Miklós Szabó by 2.8 seconds)
- 5000 m
- 14: 08.8 min on June 16, 1939 in Helsinki (improvement of the seven-year-old record of his compatriot Lauri Lehtinen by 8.2 seconds)
Mäki lost both world records in 1942 to Gunder Hägg from Sweden .
- 10,000 m
- 30: 02.0 min on September 29, 1938 in Tampere (improvement of the previous record of his farmer Ilmari Salminen by 3.6 seconds)
- 29: 52.6 min on September 17, 1939 in Helsinki
This record was only broken in 1944 by the Finn Viljo Heino .
Web links
- Taisto Mäki Tilastopaja oy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mäki, Taisto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mäki, Taisto Armas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rekola , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1979 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |