Nationality Finnish Name Olavi Salsola Club Turun Urheiluliitto Events Middle-distance running | Sport Athletics Weight 65 kg Country Finland Height 1.8 m | |
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Full name Olavi Armas Tapani Salsola Born December 26, 1933 ( 1933-12-26 ) Keuruu, Finland Died October 8, 1995, Rauma, Finland | ||
Personal best(s) 1500 m: 3:40.42 (1957) | ||
Olavi Salsola (Keuruu, 26 December 1933 - Rauma, 8 October 1995) was a Finnish male middle distance runner.
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Biography
In a fantastic evening of 1957, in the Finnish city of Turku, there was an extraordinary event (but also a strange coincidence), for the sport of athletics. Three Finnish athletes have gone under the previous world record of 1500 meters, all three were called by first name Olavi and all three were born in 1933. For this reason, the three athletes are today remembered as "the three Olavis".
World record
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