Eero Riikonen
Finnish long-distance runner
Eero Riikonen (30 December 1910, Uusikirkko, date of death unknown) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the 10,000m and the marathon.[1] He won the bronze medal in the 10,000m at the Finnish Championships in Athletics in 1936 and 1938. He then won the inaugural Enschede Marathon in 1947.
Personal Bests
| Distance | Time (min) | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 m | 31:26.6 | August 8, 1938 | Helsinki |
| Marathon | 2:41:09.0 | September 30, 1951 | Turku |
References
- ^ Tilastopaja, Eero Riikonen biography[permanent dead link]
External links
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Enschede Marathon – men's winners
- 1947: Eero Riikonen (FIN)
- 1949: Jack Holden (ENG)
- 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1953: Jim Peters (ENG)
- 1955: Reinaldo Gorno (ARG)
- 1957: Piet Bleeker (NED)
- 1959: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1961: Peter Wilkinson (GBR)
- 1963: Václav Chudomel (TCH)
- 1965: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
- 1967: Yoshiro Mifune (JPN)
- 1969: Kazuo Matsubara (JPN)
- 1971: Bernie Allen (ENG)
- 1973–1975: Ron Hill (ENG)
- 1977: Brian Maxwell (CAN)
- 1979: Kirk Pfeffer (USA)
- 1981: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1983: Kevin Forster (GBR)
- 1985: Zoltan Köszegi (HUN)
- 1987–1989: Marti ten Kate (NED)
- 1991: Sergey Prorokov (URS)
- 1992: Willie Mtolo (RSA)
- 1993: Jan Tau (RSA)
- 1994: Piotr Poblocki (POL)
- 1995: Viktor Goural (UKR)
- 1996: John Mandu (KEN)
- 1997: Dmitry Kapitonov (RUS)
- 1998: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1999: Anatoli Zerouk (UKR)
- 2000: Cancelled
- 2001: El Mustapha Riad (MAR)
- 2002: Raymond Kipkoech (KEN)
- 2003: Wilson Kibet (KEN)
- 2004: Girma Tolla (ETH)
- 2005: John Kelai (KEN)
- 2006: Sammy Rotich (KEN)
- 2007: Thomson Cherogony (KEN)
- 2008: Silas Toek (KEN)
- 2009: Jacob Kipchumba Yator (KEN)
- 2010: John Kelai (KEN)
- 2011: Stephen Kiprotich (UGA)
- 2012: Ishhimael Busendich (KEN)
- 2013: Isaac Kosgei (KEN)
- 2014: Elijah Sang (KEN)
- 2015: Evans Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 2016: David Stevens (BEL)
- 2017: Jonas Roels (BEL)
- 2018: Mohamed Oumaarir (MAR)
- 2019: Geart Jorritsma (NED)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2022: Julius Tuwei (KEN)
