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 ...
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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
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