Valto Olenius
Valto Olenius ( Valto Rudolf Olenius; born December 12, 1920 in Karkkila , † July 13, 1983 in Heinola ) was a Finnish pole vaulter .
In 1948 he was seventh at the Olympic Games in London . At the European Athletics Championships in Brussels in 1950 , he won silver, and at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, he was fifth.
From 1950 to 1952 he was Finnish champion three times in a row. He set his personal best of 4.31 m on July 6, 1953 in Tampere .
Web links
- Valto Olenius in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Valto Olenius in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Olenius, Valto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olenius, Valto Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karkkila |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1983 |
| Place of death | Heinola |