Eino Oksanen

Eino Ilmari Oksanen (7 May 1931 – 10 August 2022)^[1] was a Finnish marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon three times (1959, 1961, and 1962). Oksanen also won the 1957 Turku Marathon in Finland and the 1959 Athens Peace Marathon.^[2]

Eino Oksanen

Oksanen, at left, in a 1964 race
Personal information
Born	(1931-05-07)7 May 1931 Puuppola, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland[1]
Died	10 August 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 91) Helsinki, Finland[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Medal record 1959 Boston 2:22:42 1959 Athens Peace 2:26:30 1961 Boston 2:23:39 1962 Boston 2:23:48

See also

• List of winners of the Boston Marathon