Martti Bertil Marttelin (18 June 1897 – 1 March 1940) was a

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

from Finland, who competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

Biography

Marttelin won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the

. Marttelin finished second behind Dunky Wright in the marathon event at the British 1930 AAA Championships. He was killed in action during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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* 1897 births 1940 deaths People from Nummi-Pusula Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Finnish male marathon runners Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Athletes from Uusimaa {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub