Uuno Railo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Uuno Railo

Finnish sprinter

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1887

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1934

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Uno August "Uuno" Railo (born Rosenberg, 5 January 1887 – 10 November 1934) was a Finnish sprinter. He finnicized his familyname from Rosenberg to Railo on 12 May 1906.He entered to compete in the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not start due to a muscle strain.He won the Finnish national championship gold in 100 metres and 400 metres in 1909.
He broke four Finnish national records: long jump, 649 centimetres, in Tampere on 3 July 1907 100 metres, 11.0 and 10.8 seconds, both in Tampere on 4 August 1907 200 metres, 23.4 seconds, in Tampere on 5 September 1909He represented the club Tampereen Pyrintö and was its board member in 1908–1909.He moved to the United States in 1910.
He died in an accident on a fishing trip.