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Pekka Antero Vasala is a retired Finnish middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Paavo ("Pekka") Johansson was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
Knut Erik "Pekka" Hartvall was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Heatherbell, which won the bronze medal in the 12 metre class.
The men's 1,500m metres was an event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The final was held on Sunday 10 September 1972 and was contested by 10 athletes. The semi-finals were held on Saturday 9 September 1972 and were contested by 27 athletes. The heats were held on Friday 8 September 1972 and 71 athletes entered, with 66 runners from 46 nations competing. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Pekka Vasala of Finland, the nation's first championship in the 1500 metres since back-to-back wins in 1924 and 1928. Kipchoge Keino of Kenya came half a second short of becoming the first man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the event; instead, his silver made him just the second man to win two medals of any color in the 1500 metres.
Jukka-Pekka Tanner is a Finnish former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen is a Finnish swimmer and European champion. He competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the Finnish record holder over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well as the short course record in the 50 m. He also holds the 100 m freestyle record, at 49.44 seconds. At the 2016 Olympics he swam in the 50 and 100 m freestyle events.
Pekka Lairola was a Finnish breaststroke swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Tiihonen is a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Juutilainen is a Finnish former middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Sylvander is a Finnish rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Ari-Pekka Heikkinen is a Finnish footballer who competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Teuvo Veli-Pekka Vilen is a Finnish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Ruokola is a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he lost to Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba.
Pekka Mellavuo was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Alanen is a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Pekka Rauhala is a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1980, 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Olli-Pekka Peltola is a Finnish biathlete. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Pekka Juhani Saarelainen is a Finnish male curler.
Narko is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Narko had a population of 18 people.
Pekka Heinonen is a Finnish diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Pekka Narko". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
