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Born in Vehmaa , Finland, Albin Stenroos ran his first marathon in 1909 (bronze in national championships), but then settled to shorter distances. His next marathon would be in Paris Olympics in 1924 . Albin Stenroos got his first fame by winning the 10 000 M at Finnish nationals in 1910 . In absence of Hannes Kolehmainen , Stenroos won the Finnish National Championships in 5000 m and 10 000 m from 1912 to 1916 . He also won the cross country title from 1915 to 1917 . At the 1912 Summer Olympics , Stenroos won the bronze medal in 10 000 m behind Kolehmainen. He also finished sixth on cross country run and aided his team to a second place. In 1915, Stenroos ran his first (1:07:11.2). Stenroos skipped the 1920 Summer Olympics , but decided to run marathon (a distance he hadn't run for fifteen years) at the 1924 Olympic Games. Stenroos won the race in quite a hot conditions, beating second placed Romeo Bertini from Italy by almost six Minute s. Stenroos got a second place at the 1926 Boston Marathon , but decided to retire from athletics after the failure at the next Boston Marathon. |
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