| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Eights | 11th | 32 |
| 32 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1:3rd | 45.5 |
| 45.5 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR Men's Heavyweight (+97 kg) | 13th | 1238.4 | ||
| FR Men's Super−Heavyweight (+100 kg) | 9th | sixth | ||
| GR Men's Heavyweight (+97 kg) | 13th | 38.4 | ||
| 1276.8 |
B. 1907-05-01, Ylöjärvi, Finland; D. 1969-06-23, Heinola
Track and Field (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1932 | 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 m | silver | bronze | 6560 |
| 3000 m Steeple | gold | gold | 19200 |
| 25760 |
At Los Angeles, he had set an Olympic record of 9 min 14.6 sec in his heat,
so it was a surprise when the winning time in the final was announced as
10 min 33.4 sec. In fact, due to the official who was scoring the laps being ill,
a substitute had miscounted and the runners ran an extra 460 m. His 1936
time of 9 min 03.8 sec stood as an Olympic record until 1952.
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 3000 m Steeplechase | 8th | 384 |
| 384 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) | 7th | 400 |
| 400 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 7th | 200 |
| 200 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race, Individual | 20th | 1.25 |
| Men's Road Race, Team | (fourth) | - |
| 1.25 |
Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2023-06-23
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.