Uno Railo

Uno Railo
Personal information
Birth name	Uno August Rosenberg
Full name	Uno August Railo
Citizenship	Finland; United States;
Born	January 5, 1887; Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	November 10, 1934 (aged 47); Berkeley, California, United States
Occupation	Maintenance man, merchant, master builder
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	Tampereen Pyrintö
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.8 s[1]; 150 m: 17.4[2]; 220 yd: 22.6 s[1]; 400 m: 53.2 s[1]; long jump: 716 cm[1];

Uno August "Uuno" Railo (born Rosenberg, 5 January 1887 – 10 November 1934) was a Finnish sprinter.

Athletics

Railo was one of the most talented Finnish track and field athletes of his generation.[3]

He entered to compete in five events at the 1908 Summer Olympics: 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, long jump and triple jump.[4] He couldn't start due to a muscle strain.[5]

He won four Finnish national championship golds in track and field athletics:

100 metres in 1907[6][7] and 1909[6][8]
400 metres in 1909[9][8]
combined standing and running long jump in 1907[10][7]

He represented the club Tampereen Pyrintö and was its board member in 1908–1909.[5]

Records

He posted two world leading results of the year:

100 metres, 10.8 seconds; in Tampere, Finland; 1907[2]
long jump, 716 centimetres; Waugekan, Illinois, United States; 1911[3]

He broke four Finnish national records:

long jump, 649 centimetres, in Tampere on 3 July 1907[11]
100 metres, 11.0 and 10.8 seconds, both in Tampere on 4 August 1907.[12] The latter stood for 28 years.[13]
200 metres, 23.4 seconds, in Tampere on 5 September 1909[14]

He also clocked 100 metres in 10.6 seconds in 1907, but this result was considered unreliable.[2]

Biography

He finnicized his familyname from Rosenberg to Railo on 12 May 1906.[15]

He moved to the United States in 1910. He lived in Waukegan, Illinois and worked as a millwright at a wire mill.[16] He died in an accident on a fishing trip.[17]

References

Hannus, Matti (1983). Mäki-Kuutti, Tarmo; Paananen, Riitta-Liisa; Forslund, Ritva (eds.). Yleisurheilu — tuhat tähteä. WSOY pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish). Porvoo, Helsinki, Juva: WSOY. pp. 530–531. ISBN 9510119008.
Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 50. ISBN 9510237035.
Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 328. ISBN 9510237035.
Uno Railo at Olympedia
Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 264. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 174. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 329.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 181. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 223. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 582.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 566.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 11.
Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 567.
"Nimensä suomalaistuttaneita". Aamulehti (in Finnish). No. 107 B. Tampere. 12 May 1906. p. 2. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 9 November 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
"Famous Athlete from Waukegan Won in Chicago". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, IL. August 29, 1910. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Uuno Railo kuollut". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 5 December 1934. p. 5. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.

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[tuhat-1] Hannus, Matti (1983). Mäki-Kuutti, Tarmo; Paananen, Riitta-Liisa; Forslund, Ritva (eds.). Yleisurheilu — tuhat tähteä. WSOY pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish). Porvoo, Helsinki, Juva: WSOY. pp. 530–531. ISBN 9510119008.

[vuosisata50-2] Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 50. ISBN 9510237035.

[vuosisata328-3] Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 328. ISBN 9510237035.

[4] Uno Railo at Olympedia

[olympiaedustajat-5] Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Vol. 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 264. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

[kalevan174-6] Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 174. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.

[tilasto329-7] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 329.

[tilasto330-8] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.

[9] Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 181. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.

[10] Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. p. 223. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.

[11] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 582.

[12] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 566.

[13] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 11.

[14] Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 567.

[15] "Nimensä suomalaistuttaneita". Aamulehti (in Finnish). No. 107 B. Tampere. 12 May 1906. p. 2. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 9 November 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.

[Obit-16] "Famous Athlete from Waukegan Won in Chicago". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, IL. August 29, 1910. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] "Uuno Railo kuollut". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 5 December 1934. p. 5. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.