Veikko Karvonen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Veikko Karvonen

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Aug-2007

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Veikko Leo Karvonen (5 January 1926 – 1 August 2007) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the marathon.
He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
At the 1954 European Championships he won the gold medal in the marathon and the following year won the Boston Marathon.