Olavi Salsola

Olavi Salsola (26 December 1933 in Keuruu – 8 October 1995 in Rauma) was a Finnish male middle distance runner.

Biography In 1957, in the Finnish city of Turku, there was an event for the sport of athletics. Three Finnish athletes had gone under the previous world record of 1500 metres, all three were called by first name Olavi and all three were born in 1933. For this reason, the three athletes are today remembered as "the three Olavis".

World record 1500 metres: 3:40.2 - Turku, 11 July 1957

Olympic results