Jukka Toivola
Finnish long-distance runner
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Jukka Olavi Toivola (7 September 1949 – 27 May 2011) was a male long-distance runner and teacher of chemistry from Finland.
Born in Liperi, North Karelia, Toivola represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 27th place. In 1979, he won the first edition of the Stockholm Marathon.
Toivola died in 2011 in Pori, after suffering from ALS since 2007.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1976 | Olympic Games | Montréal, Canada | 27th | Marathon | 2:20:46 |
1979 | Stockholm Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:35 |
1981 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:11:53 |
New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:52 [2] | |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | Marathon | 2:17:31 |
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jukka Toivola". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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Stockholm Marathon – men's winners
- 1979: Jukka Toivola (FIN)
- 1980: Jeff Wells (USA)
- 1981: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1982: Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)
- 1983: Hugh Jones (GBR)
- 1984: Agapius Masong (TAN)
- 1985: Tommy Persson (SWE)
- 1986: Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)
- 1987: Kevin Forster (GBR)
- 1988: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
- 1989: Dave Clarke (GBR)
- 1990: Simon Robert Naali (TAN)
- 1991: Åke Eriksson (SWE)
- 1992: Hugh Jones (GBR)
- 1993: Daniel Mbuli (RSA)
- 1994: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH)
- 1995: Åke Eriksson (SWE)
- 1996: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH)
- 1997: Benson Masya (KEN)
- 1998: Martin Ojuko (KEN)
- 1999–2000: Alfred Shemweta (SWE)
- 2001: Anders Szalkai (SWE)
- 2002: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR)
- 2003: Josphat Chemjor (KEN)
- 2004: Joseph Riri (KEN)
- 2005: Kasirayi Sita (ZIM)
- 2006–07: Philip Bandawe (ZIM)
- 2008: Willy Korir (KEN)
- 2009: Paul Kipkemei Kogo (KEN)
- 2010: Joseph Lagat (KEN)
- 2011: Shumi Gerbaba (ETH)
- 2012: Methkal Abu Drais (JOR)
- 2013: Shume Gerbaba (ETH)
- 2014: Benjamin Bitok (KEN)
- 2015: Yekeber Bayabel (ETH)
- 2016: Stanley Koech (KEN)
- 2017: Abrha Milaw (ETH)
- 2018: Lawi Kiptui (KEN)
- 2019: Nigussie Sahlesilassie (ETH)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Fikadu Teferi (ETH)
- 2022: Felix Kirwa (KEN)
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