Olavi Salonen
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Vinony files it under 1933 births, 2025 deaths and 20th-century Finnish sportsmen.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1958-06-30
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Discography
- Messiaen: Turangalîla‐Symphonie / Lutoslawski: Symphony no. 31986
- Symphony No. 4 / Helios Overture1986
- Symphony no. 5 / Pohjola’s Daughter1987
- Symphony No.1 / Little Suite, Op.11987
- The Firebird / Jeu De Cartes1988
- Violin Concertos1988
- Des Canyons aux étoiles1989
- Grieg: Peer Gynt - Excerpts from Incidental Music1989
- Mozart Variations and Fugue / A Romantic Suite1989
- Symphony no. 2 “Four Temperaments” / Pan & Syrinx, op. 49 / Aladdin Suite1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olavi
- Family name
- Salonen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Noormarkku
- Occupation
- middle-distance runner
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Participant in
- 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Finland
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- The three Olavis.jpg
- Height
- 1.74
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1933-12-20
- sports discipline competed in
- middle-distance running
- date of death
- 2025-03-06
- name in native language
- Olavi Salonen
- Commons category
- Olavi Salonen
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Connections
Finland
Country
Hungary
Country
Czech Republic
Country
Czechoslovakia
Entity
athletics
Entity
Turku
Entity
Summer Olympic Games
Concept
European Athletics Championships
Entity
1500 metres
Entity
Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav
Entity
middle-distance running
Entity
1962 European Athletics Championships
Entity
1958 European Athletics Championships
Entity
István Rózsavölgyi
Entity
Noormarkku
Entity
Stanislav Jungwirth
Entity
Olavi Salsola
Entity
athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres
Entity
1500 metres world record progression
Entity
RU-38
Entity
Categories
1933 births2025 deaths20th-century Finnish sportsmenAthletes from SatakuntaAthletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer OlympicsFinnish Athletics Championships winnersFinnish men middle-distance runnersOlympic athletes for FinlandPeople from NoormarkkuWorld record setters in the sport of athletics