Ilmari Salminen
![]() Salminen at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 21 September 1902 Elimäki, Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 January 1986 (aged 83) Kouvola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kouvolan Urheilijat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 14:22.0 (1939) 10000 m – 30:05.5 (1937)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 – 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Salminen became one of the best long-distance runners in the 1930s when he began his international athletics career in 1934 by winning the 10,000 m and taking bronze in 5000 m at the first European Championships in Turin, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic 10,000 m run.[1]
On the first day of competitions in the Berlin Olympics, Salminen won the 10,000 m final before compatriots Arvo Askola and Volmari Iso-Hollo. Salminen managed to hold off Askola by a margin of 0.2 seconds.[1] In the 5000 m final a few days later, Salminen finished in sixth place.
In the next season, Salminen ran a new 10,000 m world record of 30:05.6. He also ran a new world record in six miles. Salminen finished his international career by winning the gold medal in 10,000 m at the 1938 European Championships and retired from athletics after the next season. He later became a sports official and headed the organizing committee of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Ilmari Salminen Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Ilmari Salminen. trackfield.brinkster.net
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Preceded by | Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder 18 July 1937 – 29 September 1938 | Succeeded by |
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Henry Hawtrey (GBR)
- 1908:
Emil Voigt (GBR)
- 1912:
Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1920:
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
- 1924:
Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928:
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
- 1932:
Janusz Kusociński (POL)
- 1936:
Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
- 1948:
Emil Zátopek (TCH)
- 1952:
Emil Zátopek (TCH)
- 1956:
Vladimir Kuts (URS)
- 1960:
Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)
- 1964:
Billy Mills (USA)
- 1968:
Naftali Temu (KEN)
- 1972:
Lasse Virén (FIN)
- 1976:
Lasse Virén (FIN)
- 1980:
Miruts Yifter (ETH)
- 1984:
Alberto Cova (ITA)
- 1988:
Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
- 1992:
Khalid Skah (MAR)
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Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2000:
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2004:
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2016:
Mo Farah (GBR)
- 2020:
Selemon Barega (ETH)