Vilho Immanuel Tuulos (26 March 1895, Tampere

Tampere

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 – 2 September 1967) was a Finnish

Finland

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 triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

er and long jump

Long jump

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He was born in Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

, and represented the sports club Tampereen Pyrintö. He won an Olympic

Olympic Games

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 gold medal in triple jump in the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

 in Antwerp. The 14.50 meter jumps he took during qualifying were counted during the main event and were enough for the win. Tuulos also won bronze in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics

Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place August 2.-Qualifying round:The six best scores advanced to the Final Round.Qualifying Round-Final:Key: x = Foul-References:...

. In long jump, his best result was a fourth place in the 1924 Olympics, but he also competed at the 1928 Olympics.

Tuulos improved the European record

European records in athletics

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 in triple jump twice: on 20 July 1919 in Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

 with a result of 15.30 meters and on 6 July 1923 in Borås

Borås

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 with 15.48 metres. The latter result stayed as the European record for over sixteen years, until Kaare Strøm

Kaare Strøm (athlete)

Kaare Strøm was a Norwegian long jumper and triple jumper.His personal best triple jump was 15.49 metres, achieved in August 1939 at Bislett stadion. With this he was a European record holder for a period, beating the old mark by Vilho Tuulos by one centimetre...

 of Norway jumped 15.49 metres in 1939. In the long jump Tuulos had 7.31 metres as a personal best.

Tuulos was the uncle of Kalle Tuulos. He died in Tampere, aged 72.