Antti Viskari (born 1 May 1928 in
Joutseno
Joutseno () is a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on 1 Jan ...
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Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...
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Etelä-Karjala
South Karelia ( fi, Etelä-Karjala; sv, Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast).
Historical province
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Finland
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; died 4 June 2007) was a Finnish former long-distance runner. He has a personal best for the marathon of 2:21:27, which he set in 1960. Viskari competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, placing 53rd. He won the 1956
Boston Marathon
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on a course found to be short. He died in Finland in 2007.
Antti Viskari
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
References
1928 births
2007 deaths
Finnish male long-distance runners
Finnish male marathon runners
Olympic athletes of Finland
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Boston Marathon male winners
People from Lappeenranta
Sportspeople from South Karelia
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