Ilmari Salminen
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It sits within the topics 1902 births, 1986 deaths and 20th-century Finnish sportsmen.
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Key facts
- 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)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- 5000 m, 10000 m
- Club
- Kouvolan Urheilijat
- Personal best s
- 5000 m – 14:22.0 (1939), 10000 m – 30:05.5 (1937)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ilmari
- Family name
- Salminen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Elimäki
- Place of death
- Kouvola
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Participant in
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Finland
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Ilmari Salminen 1936.jpg
- Height
- 181
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- Commons category
- Ilmari Salminen
- date of birth
- 1902-09-21
- date of death
- 1986-01-05
- sports discipline competed in
- long-distance running
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilmari Salminen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.