Albin Stenroos
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Born | (1889-02-24)24 February 1889 Vehmaa, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 1971(1971-04-30) (aged 82) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 m – marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Helsingin Reipas HKV, Helsinki | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:10.5 (1912) 3000 m – 8:54.1 (1912) 5000 m – 15:24.0 (1915) 10000 m – 32:21.8 (1912) Marathon – 2:41:23 (1924)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Oskar Albinus "Albin" Stenroos (24 February 1889 – 30 April 1971) was a Finnish runner, who won the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.[1]
Stenroos ran his first marathon in 1909, placing third at the national championships, but then moved to shorter distances, down to 1500 m.[2] His would run his next marathon 1924. In 1910 he won the 10,000 m race at the Finnish nationals. In absence of Hannes Kolehmainen, Stenroos won the national titles over 5000 m and 10,000 m from 1912 to 1916 and the cross country title in 1915–1917.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stenroos won the bronze medal over 10,000 m behind Kolehmainen. He also finished sixth in the cross country and aided his team to a second place. In 1915, he ran his first world record over 30 km (1:48:06.2), which he improved in 1924 (1:46:11.6). He also held the 20 km world record in 1923 (1:07:11.2). He skipped the 1920 Summer Olympics, but decided to run the marathon in 1924. He won the race in hot conditions, beating second-placed Romeo Bertini by almost six minutes. He placed second at the 1926 Boston Marathon, and retired after failing to finish in 1927.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Albin Stenroos Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ a b Albin Stenroos. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Albin Stenroos". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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- 1896: Spyridon Louis (GRE)
- 1900: Michel Théato (LUX)
- 1904: Thomas Hicks (USA)
- 1908: Johnny Hayes (USA)
- 1912: Ken McArthur (RSA)
- 1920: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1924: Albin Stenroos (FIN)
- 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
- 1932: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
- 1936: Son Kitei (JPN)
- 1948: Delfo Cabrera (ARG)
- 1952: Emil Zátopek (TCH)
- 1956: Alain Mimoun (FRA)
- 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1968: Mamo Wolde (ETH)
- 1972: Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
- 1980: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
- 1984: Carlos Lopes (POR)
- 1988: Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
- 1992: Hwang Young-cho (KOR)
- 1996: Josia Thugwane (RSA)
- 2000: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2004: Stefano Baldini (ITA)
- 2008: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2012: Stephen Kiprotich (UGA)
- 2016: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2020: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)