Word: hoeckert
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...president of the International Olympic Committee, announced that the 1940 Olympics would be awarded to Helsingfors, the Finnish city whose bid had been outvoted (36 to 27) at the committee meeting in 1936. Peace-loving Finland, a land of Grade A athletes, including Runners Paavo Nurmi, Hannes Kolehmainen, Gunnar Hoeckert, has never been host to the Olympics, was last week planning a modest program in keeping with the ideals of international amity...
...Greatest Race." Finns regularly win Olympic races at 3,000 metres or more. Last week three solemn Finns named Vol-mari Iso-Hollo, Gunnar Hoeckert and IImari Salminen won their specialties, the 3,000-metre steeplechase, the 5,000 and the 10,000-metre runs. With U. S. victories in the sprints and intermediate runs, outside competition centred, as usual, on the 1,500-metre race. Among 39 entrants, eight were outstanding. New Zealand had Jack Lovelock, onetime world-record miler. England had Stanley Wooderson, who had beaten Lovelock three consecutive times this year. Italy had Luigi Beccali, winner...
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