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Full name | Veikko Leo Karvonen | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 January 1926 Sakkola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 August 2007 Turku, Finland | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.