Pekka Antero Vasala (born 17 April 1948) is a retired Finnish middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
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final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall. Pekka Vasala — Athletics, Men's 1,500m Lasse Virén — Athletics, Men's 5,000m Lasse...
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sprinter Vilho Tuulos – triple jumper, Olympic champion (1895–1967) Pekka Vasala – runner, Olympic champion Lasse Virén – runner, four Olympic gold medals...
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been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Pekka Vasala of Finland, the nation's first championship in the 1500 metres since...
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Arzhanov Soviet Union 1:45.89 Mike Boit Kenya 1:46.01 1500 metres details Pekka Vasala Finland 3:36.33 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 3:36.81 Rod Dixon New Zealand...
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led to the renaissance in Finnish distance running in the 1970s (with Pekka Vasala winning gold in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics and Lasse...
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Jim Ryun United States Bodo Tümmler West Germany 1972 Munich details Pekka Vasala Finland Kipchoge Keino Kenya Rod Dixon New Zealand 1976 Montreal details...
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1948 – Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012) 1948 – Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner 1951 – Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress 1951...
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Jim Ryun United States Bodo Tümmler West Germany 1972 Munich details Pekka Vasala Finland Kipchoge Keino Kenya Rod Dixon New Zealand 1976 Montreal details...
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Korkeavuori, ice hockey player Patrick O'Shaughnessy, football player Pekka Vasala, middle and long-distance runner; Olympic champion (1972) in the 1,500...
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Heinz Ulzheimer, GER (FRG) Howard Valentine, USA Ivo Van Damme, BEL Pekka Vasala, FIN Frank Verner, USA Tonino Viali, ITA Isaac Viciosa, ESP Detlef Wagenknecht...
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Olympic gold medalists Lasse Virén and Pekka Vasala. He had complimented the running style of Virén, and advised Vasala to concentrate on Kipchoge Keino. Although...
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eldest of the successful Finnish runners, the others being Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka, who came into the...
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Matti Tuura 1969: Pekka Vasala 1970: Pekka Vasala 1971: Pekka Vasala 1972: Lasse Virén 1973: Jouko Niskanen 1974: Lasse Virén 1975: Pekka Päivärinta 1976:...
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Jim Ryun United States Bodo Tümmler West Germany 1972 Munich details Pekka Vasala Finland Kipchoge Keino Kenya Rod Dixon New Zealand 1976 Montreal details...
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Seppo Räty Heli Rantanen Antti Ruuskanen Hannu Siitonen Juha Tiainen Pekka Vasala Lasse Virén Rauno Aaltonen Markku Alén Valtteri Bottas Antti Buri Marcus...
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Arto Nilsson 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's Light welterweight Gold Pekka Vasala 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 1500 metres Gold Lasse Virén 1972 Munich...
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Arzhanov Soviet Union 1:45.89 Mike Boit Kenya 1:46.01 1500 metres details Pekka Vasala Finland 3:36.33 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 3:36.81 Rod Dixon New Zealand...
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says, "That was when the TV licence fee still worked. Lasse Virén and Pekka Vasala both won." His favourite programmes on the TV would be provincial relay...
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1973-06-27 – 1976-07-16 Succeeded by Alberto Juantorena Preceded by Pekka Vasala European Record Holder Men's 800 m 27 June 1973 – 4 July 1979 Succeeded by...
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famous "V-line", the previous ones being Juha Väätäinen, Lasse Virén, and Pekka Vasala. Each of them won at least one gold medal either at the Summer Olympics...
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m 45.79 Markku Kukkoaho Finland 1974 Helsinki, Finland 800 m 1:44.5 Pekka Vasala Finland 1972 Helsinki, Finland 1500 m 3:36.06 Samuel Pihlström Sweden...
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9 Walter Adams West Germany Stuttgart, Germany July 16, 1970 1:44.5 Pekka Vasala Finland Helsinki, Finland August 20, 1972 1:43.7 Marcello Fiasconaro...
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Peter Watson Australia 3:55.41 8 Maurice Benn Great Britain 3:56.43 9 Pekka Vasala Finland 4:08.51 10 Willie Ríos Puerto Rico 4:14.47 11 Jeff Payne Bermuda...
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Pavel Pěnkava Czechoslovakia 3:41.7 8 Franco Arese Italy 3:42.2 9 Pekka Vasala Finland 3:44.1 10 Volodymyr Panteley Soviet Union 3:45.0 11 Jerzy Maluśki...
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Wellmann West Germany 3:40.78 8 Haico Scharn Netherlands 3:40.92 9 Pekka Vasala Finland 3:41.49 10 Volodymyr Panteley Soviet Union 3:42.90 11 Viktor...
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Scharn Netherlands 3:41.3 5 Volodymyr Panteley Soviet Union 3:41.4 6 Pekka Vasala Finland 3:41.5 7 Paul-Heinz Wellmann West Germany 3:41.6 8 Rolf Gysin...
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Records Preceded by Franz-Josef Kemper European Record Holder Men's 800m 16 July 1970 – 19 August 1972 Succeeded by Pekka Vasala...
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Pierre Toussaint France 3:49.6 4 2 Haico Scharn Netherlands 3:50.1 5 2 Pekka Vasala Finland 3:52.1 6 2 Alberto Esteban Spain 4:00.8 1 3 Volodymyr Panteley...
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Béhar France 7:44.59 5 5 Jan Pešava Czech Republic 7:46.72 NR 4 6 Samuli Vasala Finland 7:52.97 3 7 Salvatore Vincenti Italy 7:59.69 2 8 Sergey Drygin...
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