Eino Oksanen
Oksanen, at left, in a 1964 race | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 May 1931 Puuppola, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2022 (aged 91) Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eino Ilmari Oksanen (7 May 1931 – 10 August 2022)[1] was a Finnish marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon three times (1959, 1961, and 1962). Oksanen also won the 1957 Turku Marathon in Finland and the 1959 Athens Peace Marathon.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Eino Oksanen 1931–2022". Helsingin Sanomat. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Olympedia – Eino Oksanen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
- Eino Oksanen at Olympedia
- Olympic Day Marathon - Marathon to Athens GRE - Race Winners (22 runnings)
- Paavo Nurmi Marathon - Turku FIN - Race Winners (25 runnings)
- "World Marathon Rankings for 1956". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007.