Toivo Loukola
Toivo Aarne Loukola (born October 2, 1902 in Kortesjärvi , † January 10, 1984 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish athlete and Olympic champion .
One month before the start of the 1928 Olympic Games , Loukola set an unofficial world record in the 3000 meter obstacle course ; his time was 9: 25.2 min.
At the games in Amsterdam , Loukola first came seventh in the 10,000-meter run and then easily won his lead in the 3000-meter obstacle course. Loukola was the favorite in the final, as his compatriots Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola were still weakened from the 5000 meter run the day before. Ritola soon gave up and Nurmi fell back decisively after 2000 meters. Finally Loukola won by over ten seconds ahead of Nurmi and with a world record of 9: 21.8 minutes.
Web links
- Toivo Loukola in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champion in obstacle course
| 2500 m |
1900: George Orton |
| 4000 m |
1900: John Rimmer |
| 2590 m |
1904: James Lightbody |
| 3200 m |
1908: Arthur Russell |
| 3460 m |
1932: Volmari Iso-Hollo |
| 3000 m |
1920: Percy Hodge • 1924: Ville Ritola • 1928: Toivo Loukola • 1936: Volmari Iso-Hollo • 1948: Tore Sjöstrand • 1952: Horace Ashenfelter • 1956: Chris Brasher • 1960: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak • 1964: Gaston Roelants • 1968: Amos Biwott • 1972: Kipchoge Keino • 1976: Anders Gärderud • 1980: Bronisław Malinowski • 1984: Julius Korir • 1988: Julius Kariuki • 1992: Matthew Kiprotich Birir • 1996: Joseph Keter • 2000: Reuben Kosgei • 2004: Ezekiel Kemboi • 2008: Brimin Kiprop Kipruto • 2012: Ezekiel Kemboi • 2016: Conseslus Kipruto |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loukola, Toivo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loukola, Toivo Aarne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kortesjärvi |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1984 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |