Oskari ("Olavi") Rissanen (March 21, 1893 – February 11, 1957) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was born in Kuopion maalaiskunta,

Northern Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Kallavesi, ...

(now part of

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

) and died in

. In 1920 he qualified for the final of the 3000 metre steeplechase event but did not compete in the race.

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1893 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Kuopio Athletes from North Savo Finnish male long-distance runners Finnish male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub