Albin Stenroos
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| Born | 24 February 1889 Vehmaa, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1971 (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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] He would run his next marathon in 1924. In 1910, he won the 10,000 m race at the Finnish nationals. In the 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 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
[edit]- ^ 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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- 1889 births
- 1971 deaths
- People from Vehmaa
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Finnish male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic cross country runners
- Sportspeople from Southwest Finland