Olavi Salsola

Olavi Salsola
	Olavi Salsola (right, with #12)
Personal information
Full name	Olavi Armas Tapani Salsola
Nationality	Finnish
Born	December 26, 1933; Keuruu, Finland
Died	8 October 1995 (aged 61); Rauma, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle distance running
Club	Turun Urheiluliitto
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m: 3:40.2 (1957);

Olavi Salsola (Keuruu, 26 December 1933 - Rauma, 8 October 1995) was a Finnish male middle distance runner.

Biography

In a fantastic evening of 1957, in the Finnish city of Turku, there was an extraordinary event (but also a strange coincidence), for the sport of athletics. Three Finnish athletes have gone under the previous world record of 1500 meters, all three were called by first name Olavi and all three were born in 1933.^[1] For this reason, the three athletes are today remembered as "the three Olavis".^[2]

World record

1500 metres: 3:40.2 - Turku, 11 July 1957

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne	Heat	1500 metres	3:55.00

References

↑ "'NURMI ON NURMI' – SON OF 'FLYING FINN' LEGEND SPEAKS ABOUT HIS FATHER". iaaf.org. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013. On July 11, 1957, in his home town, three of his countrymen dipped under the world 1500 metres record (Olavi Salsola and Olavi Salonen both clocked 3:40.2 and Olavi Vuorisalo ran 3:40.3).
↑ "Under old WR without winning". trackandfieldnews.com. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013. One of the most famous is the famous night of the three Olavis: Turku, Finland; July 11, 1957.

External links

Olavi Salsola at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics

Records
Preceded by István Rózsavölgyi	Men's 1500 m World Record Holder 11 July 1957 – 12 July 1957	Succeeded by Stanislav Jungwirth

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[1] "'NURMI ON NURMI' – SON OF 'FLYING FINN' LEGEND SPEAKS ABOUT HIS FATHER". iaaf.org. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013. On July 11, 1957, in his home town, three of his countrymen dipped under the world 1500 metres record (Olavi Salsola and Olavi Salonen both clocked 3:40.2 and Olavi Vuorisalo ran 3:40.3).

[2] "Under old WR without winning". trackandfieldnews.com. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2013. One of the most famous is the famous night of the three Olavis: Turku, Finland; July 11, 1957.