Uuno Railo

Uno August "Uuno" Railo (born Rosenberg, 5 January 1887 – 10 November 1934) was a Finnish sprinter.

Uuno Railo
Personal information
Birth nameUno August Rosenberg
Full nameUno August Railo
Citizenship
  • Finland
  • United States
Born(1887-01-05)January 5, 1887
Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 10, 1934(1934-11-10) (aged 47)
Berkeley, California, United States
OccupationMaintenance man, merchant, master builder
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprint
ClubTampereen Pyrintö
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.8 s[1]
  • 150 m: 17.4[2]
  • 220 yd: 22.6 s[1]
  • 400 m: 53.2 s[1]
  • long jump: 716 cm[1]

Athletics

Railo was one of the most talented Finnish track and field athletes of his generation.[3]

He entered to compete in five events at the 1908 Summer Olympics: 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, long jump and triple jump.[4] He couldn't start due to a muscle strain.[5]

He won the Finnish national championship gold in 100 metres and 400 metres in 1909.[6][7]

He represented the club Tampereen Pyrintö and was its board member in 1908–1909.[5]

Records

He posted two world leading results of the year:

  • 100 metres, 10.8 seconds; in Tampere, Finland; 1907[2]
  • long jump, 716 centimetres; Waugekan, Illinois, United States; 1911[3]

He broke four Finnish national records:

  • long jump, 649 centimetres, in Tampere on 3 July 1907[8]
  • 100 metres, 11.0 and 10.8 seconds, both in Tampere on 4 August 1907.[9] The latter stood for 28 years.[10]
  • 200 metres, 23.4 seconds, in Tampere on 5 September 1909[11]

He also clocked 100 metres in 10.6 seconds in 1907, but this result was considered unreliable.[2]

Biography

He finnicized his familyname from Rosenberg to Railo on 12 May 1906.[12]

He moved to the United States in 1910. He died in an accident on a fishing trip.[13]

References
  1. Hannus, Matti (1983). Mäki-Kuutti, Tarmo; Paananen, Riitta-Liisa; Forslund, Ritva (eds.). Yleisurheilu — tuhat tähteä. WSOY pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish). Porvoo, Helsinki, Juva: WSOY. pp. 530–531. ISBN 9510119008.
  2. Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 50. ISBN 9510237035.
  3. Hannus, Matti (1999). Kultaiset kentät. Suomen yleisurheilun vuosisata (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 328. ISBN 9510237035.
  4. Uuno Railo at Olympedia
  5. Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). 12. Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 264. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  6. Hannus, Matti; Laitinen, Esa; Martiskainen, Seppo (2002). Kalevan kisat, Kalevan malja — vuosisata yleisurheilun Suomen mestaruuksia (in Finnish). Lahti: Suomen urheiluliiton julkaisut. pp. 174, 181. ISBN 951-96491-5-8.
  7. Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 330.
  8. Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 582.
  9. Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 566.
  10. Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 11.
  11. Laitinen, Esa (1987). Suomen yleisurheilun tilasto-osa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Amateur Athletic Association. p. 567.
  12. "Nimensä suomalaistuttaneita". Aamulehti (in Finnish) (107 B). Tampere. 12 May 1906. p. 2. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 9 November 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  13. "Uuno Railo kuollut". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 5 December 1934. p. 5. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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