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Ove Andersen (athlete)

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Weight
  
69–71 kg (152–157 lb)

Height
  
1.78 m

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Ove Andersen

Sport
  
Athletics


Ove Andersen (athlete)

Born
  
2 August 1899
Kymi, Finland

Event(s)
  
5000 m, 10,000 m, steeplechase

Club
  
Lahden Urheilijat, Lahti

Personal best(s)
  
5000 m – 15:08.8 (1925) 10,000 m – 31:54.3 (1928) 3000 mS – 9:35.6e (1928)

Died
  
January 13, 1967, Lahti, Finland

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

Ove Andersen (22 August 1899 – 13 January 1967) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

References

Ove Andersen (athlete) Wikipedia