Eino Seppälä (11 November 1896 – 4 April 1968) was a Finnish

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. He was born in

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. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the

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, where the Finnish team won gold medals. He also competed in the 5,000 metre, where he placed fifth. Eino Seppälä’s great granddaughter is a Finnish tennis player Saana Saarteinen.

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1896 births 1968 deaths People from Virolahti Sportspeople from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes from Kymenlaakso {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub