Veikko Karvonen

Veikko Karvonen , born the January 5th 1926 and deceased the 1 {{er}} August 2007, was a athlete Finnish specialist in the Marathon. It gained the bronze medal of the Olympic marathon of 1956 with Melbourne and was crowned champion of Europe of the discipline in 1954 with Bern.

Prize list

Olympic Games

  • Bronze medal on the marathon in 1956 with Melbourne in 2:27 ' 47"

Championships of Europe

  • Gold medal on the marathon in 1954 with Bern in 2:24 ' 52"
  • Medal of money on the marathon in 1950 with Brussels in 2:32 ' 45"

Marathon of Boston

  • Victorious of the edition of 1954 in 2:20 ' 39"

Marathon of Fukuoka

  • Victorious of the edition of 1955 in 2:23 ' 16"
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