Simo Saloranta
Finnish long-distance runner
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Simo Saloranta (12 December 1934 – 8 November 2017)[1] was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
FullnameSimo Sakari Saloranta
NationalityFinnish
Born12 December 1934
Lieto, Finland
Died8 November 2017 (aged 82)
Finnish runner Simo Saloranta (right) following Italy's Volpi and Germany's Müller in Rome, 1959 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simo Sakari Saloranta |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 12 December 1934 Lieto, Finland |
| Died | 8 November 2017 (aged 82) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
