Veikko Karvonen
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
| Competitor for Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Marathon | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1954 Bern | Marathon | |
Veikko Leo Karvonen (5 January, 1926 – 1 August, 2007) was a Finnish athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon.
Born in Sakkola, Karvonen competed in the men's marathon for Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal. Two years earlier he claimed the European title in Bern, Switzerland.
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| European Champions in Men's Marathon |
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| 1934: Armas Toivonen | 1938: Väinö Muinonen | 1946: Mikko Hietanen | 1950: Jack Holden | 1954: Veikko Karvonen | 1958: Sergey Popov | 1962: Brian Kilby | 1966: James Hogan | 1969: Ron Hill | 1971: Karel Lismont | 1974: Ivan Thompson | 1978: Leonid Moseyev | 1982: Gerard Nijboer | 1986: Gelindo Bordin | 1990: Gelindo Bordin | 1994: Martín Fiz | 1998: Stefano Baldini | 2002: Janne Holmén | 2006: Stefano Baldini |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Image:Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Hasu | Finnish Sportsman of the Year 1951 – 1954 | Succeeded by Image:Flag of Finland.svg Voitto Hellsten |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Reinaldo Gorno | Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1955 | Succeeded by Image:Flag of Japan.svg Keizo Yamada |
| Preceded by Image:Flag of England.svg Jack Holden | Enschede Men's Marathon Winner 1951 | Succeeded by Image:Flag of England.svg James Peters |
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