Veikko Karvonen
Veikko Leo Karvonen (born January 5, 1926 in Sakkola, Finland , today Gromowo , Russia , † August 1, 2007 in Turku ) was a Finnish marathon runner who achieved his great success in the 1950s.
At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he won the bronze medal in the marathon.
Between 1950 and 1955 he improved the Finnish national marathon record seven times.
successes
- European Athletics Championships 1950 : 2nd place (2:32:45 hrs) in the marathon
- European Athletics Championships 1954 : 1st place (2:24:52 h) in the marathon
- 1954 Boston Marathon : 1st place (2:20:39 h)
- Fukuoka Marathon 1955: 1st place (2:23:16 h)
- Olympic Games 1956 : 3rd place (2:27:47 h) in the marathon
Web links
- Brief profile (English)
- Development of the Finnish national records on arrs.run
- Veikko Karvonen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karvonen, Veikko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karvonen, Veikko Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sakkola |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 2007 |
| Place of death | Turku |