Yrjö Korholin-Koski
Personal information | |
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Born | 3 May 1900 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 2 March 1978 (aged 77) Lake Worth, Florida, United States |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | marathon |
Club | Helsingin Kullervo, Helsinki |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Marathon – 2:35:26 (1926)[1] |
Yrjö Korholin-Koski (3 May 1900 – 2 March 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished seventh.[1] Korholin-Koski emigrated to the United States in 1924.[2]
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.
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1978 deaths
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Finnish emigrants to the United States
- Finnish athletics biography stubs