Iso-Hollo, Volmari

▪ Finnish athlete

born May 1, 1907, Ylöjärvi, Fin.

died June 23, 1969, Heinola

      Finnish runner, who won two successive gold medals in the Olympic Games (1932, 1936) for the 3,000-metre steeplechase.

      Iso-Hollo also won a silver medal for the 10,000-metre race at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and a bronze medal in the same event during the 1936 Games in Berlin. During the 1932 Olympic steeplechase, an official's error forced the competitors to run an extra lap.

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