Olavi Salsola (right, with #12)
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Olavi Armas Tapani Salsola |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | (1933-12-26)December 26, 1933 Keuruu, Finland |
| Died | 8 October 1995(1995-10-08) (aged 61) Rauma, Finland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Club | Turun Urheiluliitto |
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Olavi Salsola (26 December 1933 in Keuruu – 8 October 1995 in Rauma) was a Finnish male middle distance runner.
In a fantastic evening of 1957, in the Finnish city of Turku, there was an extraordinary event (but also a strange coincidence), for the sport of athletics. Three Finnish athletes have gone under the previous world record of 1500 meters, all three were called by first name Olavi and all three were born in 1933.[1] For this reason, the three athletes are today remembered as "the three Olavis".[2]
Turku, 11 July 1957| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne
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Heat | 1500 metres | 3:55.00 |
On July 11, 1957, in his home town, three of his countrymen dipped under the world 1500 metres record (Olavi Salsola and Olavi Salonen both clocked 3:40.2 and Olavi Vuorisalo ran 3:40.3).
One of the most famous is the famous night of the three Olavis: Turku, Finland; July 11, 1957.
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| Preceded by | Men's 1500 m World Record Holder 11 July 1957 – 12 July 1957 |
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