Martti Marttelin

Martti Marttelin
	Martti Marttelin at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Martti Bertil Marttelin
Nickname	Maratolin
Nationality	Finland
Born	18 June 1897; Nummi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	1 March 1940 (aged 42); Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	10,000 m, marathon
Club	Nummen Kipinä
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10,000 m – 32:05.0 (1930); Marathon – 2:35.02 (1928)
Medal record
Olympic Games

Martti Bertil Marttelin (18 June 1897 – 1 March 1940) was a long-distance runner from Finland, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Marttelin won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Marttelin finished second behind Dunky Wright in the marathon event at the British 1930 AAA Championships.^[3]^[4]^[5]

He was killed in action during World War II.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martti Marttelin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ "Martti Marttelin". trackfield.brinkster.net.
^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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