Pekka Päivärinta
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Pekka Päivärinta
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Pekka Johannes Päivärinta is a Finnish former long-distance runner. He won men's senior race in the first World Championships of cross-country running in 1973. He competed in 1972 Olympics at 3000-meter steeplechase finishing 8th. In 1976 Olympics he competed in 5000 meters and finished 13th. In 1975 he broke world record in 25000 meters running by his result 1:14:16,8. The record was broken by Bill Rodgers in 1979. Contrary to his fellow Finnish long-distance runner — and age mate — Lasse Virén
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Finnish athlete
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekka_P%C3%A4iv%C3%A4rinta
date created:
2009-07-21T21:58:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T14:03:13Z
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