Paavo Kotila
Encyclopedia
Paavo Edvard Kotila is a former Finnish
long-distance
runner, Olympian
, and three-time national champion in the marathon
(1955, 1956, 1961).
Kotila won his second consecutive national title in 1956 with a time of 2:18:04.8. With this performance, he was ranked first in the marathon for 1956.
Kotila later finished 13th in the marathon on at the 1956 Summer Olympics and won the 1960 Boston Marathon
.
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...
long-distance
Long-distance track event
Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...
runner, Olympian
Olympian
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, and three-time national champion in the marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
(1955, 1956, 1961).
Kotila won his second consecutive national title in 1956 with a time of 2:18:04.8. With this performance, he was ranked first in the marathon for 1956.
Kotila later finished 13th in the marathon on at the 1956 Summer Olympics and won the 1960 Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
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| 1960 | Boston Marathon Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest... |
Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:54 |