FINNISH RUNNER
WORLD'S DISTANCE RECORDS (.Received" June 18, 5.5 p.m.) HIiLSINGFORS. .Tuno IT Tho Finnish runner Tnisto Mnki, compet ing nt the Olympic Stadium, broke two world's records. Ho covered three miles in 13m 4'2 2-os, and 6000 metres in 14n> 8 4-5s Tho previous record for three miles wat» held by L. Lchtincn, of Finland, his time bcinpf ,13m 50 :K>s, established in 1032. Tho previous record for .">OOO metres was nl*o established by Lchtineji in 1032. He covered the distanco in 14m 17s.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23376, 19 June 1939, Page 14
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