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.
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| Born | 7 May 1931 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2022 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Eino Oksanen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links
edit- 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.
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