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| Full name | Fredrik Teodor Koskenniemi | ||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||
| Born | (1887-11-05)5 November 1887 Vihti | ||||||||
| Died | 15 March 1965(1965-03-15) (aged 77) Vihti | ||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||
| Event | Cross country | ||||||||
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Fredrik Teodor Koskenniemi (5 November 1887 – 15 March 1965) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the cross country running during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the gold medal in the men's cross country team event with his teammates Paavo Nurmi and Heikki Liimatainen.
References
- "Teodor Koskenniemi". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teodor Koskenniemi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Teodor Koskenniemi at Olympics.com
- Teodor Koskenniemi at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
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- 1887 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Vihti
- Finnish male long-distance runners
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic cross country runners
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