Jukka Toivola Explained

Jukka Olavi Toivola (7 September 1949 – 27 May 2011) was a male long-distance runner and teacher of chemistry from Finland.

Born in Liperi, North Karelia, Toivola represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 27th place. In 1979, he won the first edition of the Stockholm Marathon.

Toivola died in 2011 in Pori, after suffering from ALS since 2007.^[1]

Achievements

Representing
1976	Olympic Games	Montréal, Canada	27th	Marathon	2:20:46
1979		Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:17:35
1981		Boston, United States	6th	Marathon	2:11:53
		New York, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:10:52 ^[2]
1982		Athens, Greece	5th	Marathon

External links

• Jukka Toivola. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/jukka-toivola-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .

Notes and References

1. News: Maratonin entinen SE-mies Jukka Toivola on kuollut . Finnish . . May 28, 2011 .
2. https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm Course 150 m short on remeasurement