Armas Toivonen
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Armas Adam Toivonen (January 20, 1899, Halikko
– September 12, 1973) was a Finnish
athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career.
He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, United States
where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition.
Halikko
Halikko is a former municipality of Finland that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009 the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring Salo. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area....
– September 12, 1973) was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career.
He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, United States
United States
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where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition.