 Veikko Karvonen in 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Veikko Leo Karvonen | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1926 Sakkola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 2007 (aged 81) Turku, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Turun Urheiluliitto 1951–59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 2:18:57 (1956)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Veikko Leo Karvonen (5 January 1926 – 1 August 2007) was a Finnish long-distance runner who mainly competed in the marathon. He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1954 European Championships he won the gold medal in the marathon and the following year won the Boston Marathon.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veikko Karvonen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.