Veikko Karvonen
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Finland |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Marathon | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1954 Bern | Marathon | |
Veikko Leo Karvonen (5 January 1926 – 1 August 2007) was a Finnish athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon.
Born in Sakkola, Karvonen competed in the men's marathon for Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal. Two years earlier he claimed the European title in Bern, Switzerland.
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| European Champions in Men's Marathon |
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| 1934: Armas Toivonen | 1938: Väinö Muinonen | 1946: Mikko Hietanen | 1950: Jack Holden | 1954: Veikko Karvonen | 1958: Sergey Popov | 1962: Brian Kilby | 1966: Jim Hogan | 1969: Ron Hill | 1971: Karel Lismont | 1974: Ivan Thompson | 1978: Leonid Moseyev | 1982: Gerard Nijboer | 1986: Gelindo Bordin | 1990: Gelindo Bordin | 1994: Martín Fiz | 1998: Stefano Baldini | 2002: Janne Holmén | 2006: Stefano Baldini |
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| Preceded by Heikki Hasu |
Finnish Sportsman of the Year 1951 – 1954 |
Succeeded by Voitto Hellsten |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Reinaldo Gorno |
Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1955 |
Succeeded by Keizo Yamada |
Preceded by Jack Holden |
Enschede Men's Marathon Winner 1951 |
Succeeded by James Peters |
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