Yrjö Korholin-Koski

{{short description|Finnish long-distance runner}}

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|caption=Korholin-Koski at the 1928 Olympics

|birth_date=3 May 1900

|birth_place= Helsinki, Finland

| death_date = 2 March 1978 (aged 77)

| death_place = Lake Worth, Florida, United States

| height = 165 cm

| weight = 54 kg

|sport=Athletics

|event=marathon

|club= Helsingin Kullervo, Helsinki

|pb= Marathon – 2:35:26 (1926)

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Yrjö Korholin-Koski (3 May 1900 – 2 March 1978) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Korholin-Koski emigrated to the United States in 1924.{{cite web |url=http://epublications.uef.fi/pub/urn_isbn_978-952-219-137-3/urn_isbn_978-952-219-137-3.pdf |title=Miksi siksi loikkariksi? |last1=Syrjäläinen |first1=Antti |date=2008 |language=fi |access-date=28 May 2019}} He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished seventh. He competed in the 50,000-meter walk in 1932.{{cite news |title=Heel and Toe Boys to Walk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108283368/yrj-korholin-koski-1900-1978/ |work=Monrovia News-Post |date=August 3, 1932 |location=Monrovia, CA |page=5 |accessdate=August 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

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Category:1900 births

Category:1978 deaths

Category:Finnish male long-distance runners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Finland

Category:Finnish emigrants to the United States

Category:Athletes from Helsinki

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen

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