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Kaarlo Maaninka
Finnish former long-distance runner (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka (born 25 December 1953) is a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[1] He later admitted that he had used blood transfusions at the 1980 Olympics, though this was not against the rules at that time.[2]
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![]() Olympic Games 1980 - 5000 m: Suleiman Nyambui (649), Miruts Yifter (191), Kaarlo Maaninka (208) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1953-12-25) 25 December 1953 (age 70) Posio, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
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