Paavo Edvard Kotila (26 August 1927 in Veteli – 26 January 2014) was a Finnish long-distance runner, Olympian, and three-time national champion in the...
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competed mainly in the javelin throw Paavo Korhonen (1928–2019), Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s Paavo Kotila (1927–2014), former Finnish long-distance...
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[citation needed] Report in The Times claiming world record. 2:18:04.8 Paavo Kotila Finland August 12, 1956 Finnish Athletics Championships, Pieksämäki...
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Olympic champion Teodor Koskenniemi – runner, Olympic champion (1887–1965) Paavo Kotila – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1960) Harri Larva – runner...
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Mihalic Yugoslavia 2:25:54 1959 Eino Oksanen Finland 2:22:42 1960 Paavo Kotila Finland 2:20:54 1961 Eino Oksanen Finland 2:23:39 Second victory 1962...
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was second in the Finnish Championship marathon, four minutes after Paavo Kotila. For the rest of the year Karvonen did not lose any race; in September...
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Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 1955-09-04 Copenhagen, Denmark 1956 2:18:04.8 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 1956-08-12 Pieksämäki, Finland 1957 2:19:50 Sergei Popov (URS)...
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1955 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 2:21:22 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 2:24:19 Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 2:26:30 1957 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 2:24:04 Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 2:24:38...
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Arnold Vaide Sweden 2:36:21 12 Choi Chunk-Sik South Korea 2:36:53 13 Paavo Kotila Finland 2:38:59 14 Mercer Davies South Africa 2:39:48 15 Harry Hicks...
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Karvonen — 2:27:47 (→ Bronze Medal) Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place) Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place) Sprint Paul Nyman — 18th place Time trial Paul...
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Kelley (USA) 1958: Franjo Mihalić (YUG) 1959: Eino Oksanen (FIN) 1960: Paavo Kotila (FIN) 1961–62: Eino Oksanen (FIN) 1963–64: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)...
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and translator. Oleg Imrekov, 51, Russian football player and manager. Paavo Kotila, 86, Finnish Olympic long-distance runner (1956). Margery Mason, 100...
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pinhole camera on an Aerobee rocket. The 64th Boston Marathon was won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54. Born: Gustavo Petro, 34th President of Colombia...
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Utriainen 2006: Jussi Utriainen 1960: Eino Oksanen 1961: Paavo Kotila 1962: Tenho Salakka 1963: Paavo Pystynen 1964: Eino Valle 1965: Tenho Salakka 1966: Kalevi...
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Olympics in Rome, Italy. McKenzie, running 2:28:18, finished second to Paavo Kotila in the 1960 Boston Marathon, an Olympic trials race. In 1961, he finished...
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229.35. Retrieved on 2 March 2012. "?People of a special mould"? – Pirkko Kotila. Kansanarkisto.fi. Retrieved on 2 March 2012. "Sauli Niinistöstä Palloliiton...
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Laird 4:40:09 John Allen 4:41:36 Bruce MacDonald 4:45:42 Boston Marathon Paavo Kotila Finland Gordon McKenzie 2:20:54 2:22:18 Jim Green 2:23:37 Al Confalone...
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1910–1914) Aleksanteri Koivisto (1907–1918) Emanuel Kolkki (1907–1909) Matti Kotila Tahvo Kruus Hilda Käkikoski Aleksi Käpy (1907–1909) Pietari Kärnä (1911–1914)...
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