Jorma Kalevi Härkönen (born 17 May 1956 in
Saari
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) is a retired
middle distance runner from
Finland
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. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the
1982 European Championships in
Athens, Greece
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.
References
1982 Year Ranking
1956 births
Living people
People from Parikkala
Finnish male middle-distance runners
European Athletics Championships medalists
Athletes from South Karelia
Finnish Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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