| Albin Stenroos | |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Vehmaa, Finland |
| Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 1500 m – marathon |
| Club: | Helsingin Reipas HKV, Helsinki |
| Pb: | 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] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Oskar Albinus "Albin" Stenroos (24 February 1889 – 30 April 1971) was a Finnish runner, who won the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.[2]
Stenroos ran his first marathon in 1909, placing third at the national championships, but then moved to shorter distances, down to 1500 m.[1] 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]