Vilho Tuulos
 Vilho Tuulos in 1920 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1895 Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 September 1967 (aged 72) Tampereen, Finland |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump, triple jump |
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | LJ – 7.31 m (1923) TJ – 15.48 m (1923)[1][2] |
Medal record | |
Vilho "Ville" Immanuel Tuulos (26 March 1895 – 2 September 1967) was a Finnish triple jumper and long jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[3]
Career
[edit]At the 1920 Olympic Games, Tuulos won a gold medal in the triple jump. The 14.50 meter jumps he made during the qualifying round was counted for the main event and were enough for the win.
Tuulos won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event and finished third behind Charles Hoff in the long jump event at the 1922 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Tuulos won bronze medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. In the long jump, his best result was a fourth place at the 1924 Olympics.[1]
Tuulos improved the European record in triple jump twice: on 20 July 1919 in Tampere with a result of 15.30 meters and on 6 July 1923 in Borås with 15.48 metres.[2] The latter result stayed as the European record for over sixteen years, until Kaare Strøm jumped 15.49 metres in 1939.[7]
Tuulos was the uncle of the Olympic figure skater Kalle Tuulos. He died in Tampere, aged 72.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ville Tuulos". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b Track & Field Statistics". Brinkster. Retrieved on 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Vilho Tuulos". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Kaare Strøms 15,82 må strykes som rekord". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 30 March 1946. p. 8.
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