- Oskari Rissanen
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Oskari ("Olavi") Rissanen (March 21, 1893 – February 11, 1957) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Kuopion maalaiskunta, Northern Savonia (now part of Kuopio) and died in Kuopio.
In 1920 he qualified for the final of the 3000 metre steeplechase event but did not compete in the race.
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Categories:- 1893 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Kuopio
- Finnish long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Finnish athletics biography stubs
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