Martti Matilainen

{{Short description|Finnish runner (1907–1993)}}

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| birth_date = 18 September 1907

| birth_place = Iisalmi, Finland

| death_date = 20 October 1993 (aged 86)

| death_place = Valkeakoski, Finland

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| club = Iisalmen Visa, Iisalmi

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Martti Matilainen (18 September 1907 – 20 October 1993) was a Finnish runner who finished fourth in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics. In 1936 he also competed in the 1500 m, but failed to reach the final. His elder brothers Jukka and Kalle were also Olympic runners.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/martti-matilainen-1.html Martti Matilainen]. Sports-Reference.com

[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/fi/atm.php?ID=15236 Martti Matilainen]. tilastopaja.org

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Category:1907 births

Category:1993 deaths

Category:Finnish male middle-distance runners

Category:Finnish male steeplechase runners

Category:Olympic athletes for Finland

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Category:Sportspeople from Iisalmi

Category:Athletes from North Savo

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen

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