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Olympic medalist
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Albin Stenroos running the marathon at Olympics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold Paris 1924 Marathon
Silver Stockholm 1912 Team cross country
Bronze Stockholm 1912 10000 m

Oskar Albinus ("Albin") Stenroos (February 25, 1889April 30, 1971) was a Finnish athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in

Born in Vehmaa, Finland, Albin Stenroos ran his first marathon in 1909 (bronze in national championships), but then settled to shorter distances. Vehmaa (ˈʋehmɑː or Vemo in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. His next marathon would be in Paris Olympics in 1924. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Albin Stenroos got his first fame by winning the 10 000 m at Finnish nationals in 1910. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In absence of Hannes Kolehmainen, Stenroos won the Finnish National Championships in 5000 m and 10 000 m from 1912 to 1916. Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen ( ( 9 December 1889 &ndash 11 January 1966) was a Finnish long-distance Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He also won the cross country title from 1915 to 1917. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stenroos won the bronze medal in 10 000 m behind Kolehmainen. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in He also finished sixth on cross country run and aided his team to a second place.

In 1915, Stenroos ran his first world record in 30 km (1:48:06. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 2), which he overrun in 1924. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (1:46:11. 6). He also owned the 20 km world record in 1923 (1:07:11. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2).

Stenroos skipped the 1920 Summer Olympics, but decided to run marathon (a distance he hadn't run for fifteen years) at the 1924 Olympic Games. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 Stenroos won the race in quite a hot conditions, beating second placed Romeo Bertini from Italy by almost six minutes. Romeo Bertini ( 21 April, 1893 – August 29, 1973) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A minute is a Unit of measurement of Time or of Angle. The minute is a unit of Time equal to 1/60th of an Hour or 60

Stenroos got a second place at the 1926 Boston Marathon, but decided to retire from athletics after the failure at the next Boston Marathon. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts


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