About Antti Viskari
Lived 1928 – 2007 (aged 79). Antti Viskari was a Finnish marathon runner and long-distance runner.
Antti Viskari (born 1 May 1928 in Joutseno, Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala, Finland; died 4 June 2007) was a Finnish former long-distance runner. He had a personal best for the marathon of 2:21:27, which he set in 1960. Viskari competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, placing 53rd. He won the 1956 Boston Marathon on a course found to be short. He died in Finland in 2007.
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Who was Antti Viskari?
Finnish former long-distance runner
When was Antti Viskari born?
Antti Viskari was born on 1 May 1928.
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Antti Viskari died on 4 June 2007.
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Antti Viskari was a marathon runner and long-distance runner.
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Antti Viskari was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Antti Viskari. https://biography.guide/antti-viskari/
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