Helge Perälä (3 June 1915,

Vehkalahti Vehkalahti () is a former municipality surrounding the town of Hamina in south-eastern Finland. At the beginning of 2003 Hamina and Vehkalahti combined to form a new town of Hamina. History These southern parts of Karelia are known to be the ol ...

– 13 February 2010) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

long-distance runner who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

References

1915 births 2010 deaths People from Hamina People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub