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Olavi Salonen
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| Intro | Finnish middle distance runner |
| Is | Runner Athlete Middle-distance runner |
| From | Finland |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 20 December 1933, Noormarkku, Satakunta, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland |
| Age | 89 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Biography
Olavi Salonen (born 20 December 1933 in Noormarkku) is a Finnish athlete. He is a former world record holder of men's 1500-metre run.
Biography
Salonen participated the Summer Olympic Games in 1500 m. in 1960 and 1964. At the European Athletics Championships he competed twice on 800 metres, 1958 and 1962
On 11 July 1957 Salonen ran a 1500-metre race in Turku. He finished second with the same world record time 3:40.2 as the winner Olavi Salsola. The new world record stood only for one day. Czech runner Stanislav Jungwirth ran 3:38.1 on the next day at Stará Boleslav.
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