Ilmari Vesamaa (4 December 1893,

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– 24 January 1973) was a

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track and field athlete who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1920 he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 3000 metre steeplechase competition as well as of the 5000 metres event. He finished 14th in the individual cross country event. Due to being not one of the best three performer of the Finnish team he was not awarded with a gold medal in the team cross country competition.

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1893 births 1973 deaths People from Orimattila People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Finnish male steeplechase runners Olympic cross country runners Sportspeople from Päijät-Häme {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub