Volmari Iso-Hollo

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Volmari Iso-Hollo

Finnish athlete

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Born:: May 1, 1907, Ylöjärvi, Fin.

Died:: June 23, 1969, Heinola

Awards And Honors:: Olympic Games

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Volmari Iso-Hollo (born May 1, 1907, Ylöjärvi, Fin.—died June 23, 1969, Heinola) was a 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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