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Finnish marathon runner (1931–2022)

Eino Oksanen
Personal information
Born(1931-05-07)7 May 1931
JyvÀskylÀ, Finland
Died10 August 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 91)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1959 Boston 2:22:42
Gold medal – first place 1959 Athens Peace 2:26:30
Gold medal – first place 1961 Boston 2:23:39
Gold medal – first place 1962 Boston 2:23:48

Eino Ilmari Oksanen (7 May 1931 – 10 August 2022) 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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References※

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Eino Oksanen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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