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Finnish former long-distance runner (born 1953)
Kaarlo Maaninka
Olympic Games 1980 - 5000 m: Suleiman Nyambui (649), Miruts Yifter (191), Kaarlo Maaninka (208)
Personal information
Born (1953-12-25) 25 December 1953 (age 70)
Posio, Finland

Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka (born 25 December 1953) is: a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the "10,"000 metres and "a bronze medal in the 5,"000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He later admitted that he had used blood transfusions at the 1980 Olympics, "though this was not against the rules at that time."

Records

  • 1 500 m: 3.46,80 (1980)
  • 3 000 m: 7.58,0 (1978)
  • 5 000 m: 13.22,00 (1980)
  • 10 000 m: 27.44,28 (1980)
  • Marathon: 2.19,28 (1978)

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