 Iso-Hollo running the steeplechase at the1936 Summer Olympics. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1907-01-05)5 January 1907 Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| Died | 23 June 1969(1969-06-23) (aged 62) Heinola, Finland |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500-10000 m |
| Club | HT, Helsinki Keravan Urheilijat, Kerava |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 1500 m – 3:54.3 (1936) 3000 mS – 9:03.8 (1936) 5000 m – 14:18.4 (1932) 10000 m – 30:12.6 (1932)[1][2] |
Volmari "Vomma" Fritijof Iso-Hollo (5 January 1907 – 23 June 1969)[3][4][5] was a Finnish runner. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the3000 m steeplechase and 10000 m and won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Iso-Hollo was one of the last "Flying Finns", who dominated distance running between the World Wars.
As a youth, Iso-Hollo didskiing,gymnastics andboxing, and took up running when he joined the army. He was successful over distances between 400 m andmarathon.[1]
Iso-Hollo won his first Olympic gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the1932 Summer Olympics. He was denied a chance at theworld record because the officials lost count of the number of laps – the lap-counter was looking the wrong way, being absorbed in thedecathlon pole vault. When Iso-Hollo went to his last lap, the official failed to ring the bell, and the entire field kept on running, covering the distance of 3460 m. If the distance were 3000 m, Iso-Hollo probably would have broken the world record. He also won the silver in the 10,000 m.[1]
In 1933, Iso-Hollo broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record, running 9.09.4 inLahti and won the BritishAAA Championships title in the steeplechase event at the British1933 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]
He went to the1936 Summer Olympics as a favourite. He won the steeplechase by three seconds, finishing with a new world record of 9:03.8, and earned a bronze medal over the 10,000 m. After the Olympics, Iso-Hollo fell ill withrheumatism but kept on competing until 1945. He died in 1969 aged 62.[1]
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