Albin Stenroos

Oskar Albinus "Albin" Stenroos (24 February 1889 – 30 April 1971) was a Finnish runner, who won the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.[1]

Albin Stenroos

Personal information
Born	(1889-02-24)24 February 1889 Vehmaa, Finland
Died	30 April 1971(1971-04-30) (aged 82) Helsinki, Finland
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m – marathon
Club	Helsingin Reipas HKV, Helsinki
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 4:10.5 (1912) 3000 m – 8:54.1 (1912) 5000 m – 15:24.0 (1915) 10000 m – 32:21.8 (1912) Marathon – 2:41:23 (1924)[1][2]
Medal record Olympic Games Representing Finland 1912 Stockholm Team cross country 1912 Stockholm 10000 m Representing  Finland 1924 Paris Marathon

Stenroos ran his first marathon in 1909, placing third at the national championships, but then moved to shorter distances, down to 1500 m.[2] His would run his next marathon 1924. In 1910 he won the 10,000 m race at the Finnish nationals. In absence of Hannes Kolehmainen, Stenroos won the national titles over 5000 m and 10,000 m from 1912 to 1916 and the cross country title in 1915–1917.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stenroos won the bronze medal over 10,000 m behind Kolehmainen. He also finished sixth in the cross country and aided his team to a second place. In 1915, he ran his first world record over 30 km (1:48:06.2), which he improved in 1924 (1:46:11.6). He also held the 20 km world record in 1923 (1:07:11.2). He skipped the 1920 Summer Olympics, but decided to run the marathon in 1924. He won the race in hot conditions, beating second-placed Romeo Bertini by almost six minutes. He placed second at the 1926 Boston Marathon, and retired after failing to finish in 1927.[3]