Yrjö Korholin-Koski
Lake Worth, Florida, United States | |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
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Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | marathon |
Club | Helsingin Kullervo, Helsinki |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Marathon – 2:35:26 (1926)[1] |
Yrjö Korholin-Koski (3 May 1900 – 2 March 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Korholin-Koski emigrated to the United States in 1924.[2] He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished seventh.[1] He competed in the 50,000-meter walk in 1932.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Yrjö Korholin-Koski. sports-reference.com
- ^ Syrjäläinen, Antti (2008). "Miksi siksi loikkariksi?" (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 May 2019.