Ilmari Salminen
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Born | 21 September 1902 Elimäki, Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 January 1986 (aged 83) Kouvola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kouvolan Urheilijat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 14:22.0 (1939) 10000 m – 30:05.5 (1937)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 – 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Salminen became one of the best
long-distance runners in the 1930s when he began his international athletics career in 1934 by winning the 10,000 m and taking bronze in 5000 m at the first European Championships in Turin, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic 10,000 m run.[1]
On the first day of competitions in the Berlin Olympics, Salminen won the 10,000 m final before compatriots Arvo Askola and Volmari Iso-Hollo. Salminen managed to hold off Askola by a margin of 0.2 seconds.[1] In the 5000 m final a few days later, Salminen finished in sixth place.
In the next season, Salminen ran a new
10,000 m world record of 30:05.6. He also ran a new world record in six miles. Salminen finished his international career by winning the gold medal in 10,000 m at the 1938 European Championships and retired from athletics after the next season. He later became a sports official and headed the organizing committee of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Ilmari Salminen Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Ilmari Salminen. trackfield.brinkster.net