Vilho Tuulos
Finnish athletics elite competitor (1895–1967)
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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]
Vilho Tuulos in 1920 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1895 |
| Died | 2 September 1967 (aged 72) Tampereen, Finland |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Long jump, triple jump |
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | LJ – 7.31 m (1923) TJ – 15.48 m (1923)[1][2] |
Medal record | |
Career
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 were 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 also won 12 Finnish titles, nine in the triple jump (1919–25, 1927–28), two in the long jump (1921, 1923), and one in the high jump (1923).[1]
Tuulos was the uncle of the Olympic figure skater Kalle Tuulos. He died in Tampere, aged 72.[1]
