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Finland on the top of European distance…
Jukka Keskisalo won the European Championships on 3000m steeplechase last night in Gothenburg. He was not one of the favourites in the race, but tactically the best competitor. After staying behind the pack for most of the race Jukka started advancing on the second last lap by overtaking his contestants…
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one by one. The coming Finnish hero was sixth with a lap to go and overtook silver medallist José Luis Blanco on the last water barrier. From the glance in Jukkas eyes one could see that no one else had a chance for the gold in the final stretch. Finland has won this event four times in the Olympics (1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936), but this was the first victory in European Championships! Janne Holmén got my motivation started four years a go with his gold in the European Championships marathon. Jukkas gold medal wont change my daily routines, but…
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