Taskinen was Finnish national under-19 champion at 800 m in 1970 and national under-21 champion at both 400 m and 800 m in 1971.[1] He won his first national senior titles in 1973, winning both 400 m (47.9) and 800 m (1:50.0) at the Finnish championships.[1] He repeated as 800 m champion in 1974,[1] but was not expected to even make the final at that year's European Championships in Rome.[2]
At the European championships he placed third in his heat (1:48.7) and fourth in his semi-final (1:47.7); he was the last athlete to qualify for the final.[3] In the final he was in last place with less than 100 m to go, but passed five athletes on the final straight and won bronze behind Luciano Sušanj and Steve Ovett;[2] his time of 1:45.89 improved his personal best by more than a second and a half.[1] He won a second medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, running the third leg for the Finnish team; Finland was disqualified for shoving after a French protest, but filed a successful counter-protest and regained the medal.[2]
Taskinen won further Finnish 800 m titles in 1975, 1976 and 1978; counting indoor titles (one each at 400 m and 800 m) and relay titles (one at 4 × 400 m and two at 4 × 800 m), he is an 11-time Finnish champion.[1] At the 1978 European Indoor Championships in Milan he won gold in the 800 metres, ahead of East Germany's Olaf Beyer;[4] as of 2014[update], his winning time of 1:47.36 still remains the Finnish indoor record, though Wilson Kirwa and Ari Suhonen have run faster on oversized tracks.[5] At the 1978 European outdoor championships in Prague Taskinen again took part in the 800 metres, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[3]
^ abcdefMarkku Taskinen at Tilastopaja(in Finnish)(registration required)
^ abc (in Finnish). Yleisurheilun Kuvalehti. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ abJalava, Mirko (2014). "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014: Statistics Handbook" (PDF). European Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^Jalava, Mirko (ed.). 2013 European Indoor Championships Statistics Handbook(PDF). European Athletics. p. 494.
^Jalava, Juhani. "Suomen kaikkien aikojen hallitilasto" (in Finnish). Tilastopaja.
April 08, 2024
markku, taskinen, markku, aulis, taskinen, born, february, 1952, finnish, former, athlete, 1974, european, championships, bronze, medals, both, metres, metres, relay, european, indoor, champion, metres, 1978, personal, informationborn, 1952, february, 1952, ku. Markku Aulis Taskinen born 25 February 1952 is a Finnish former athlete At the 1974 European Championships he won bronze medals in both the 800 metres and the 4 400 metres relay He was European indoor champion at 800 metres in 1978 Markku TaskinenPersonal informationBorn 1952 02 25 25 February 1952 age 72 Kuusamo FinlandHeight185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight66 kg 146 lb SportSportAthleticsClubViipurin UrheilijatAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 400 m 47 12 1975 800 m 1 45 89 1974 400 m hurdles 51 92 1979 Medal record Representing FinlandEuropean Championships1974 Rome 800 m1974 Rome 4 400 m relayEuropean Indoor Championships1978 Milan 800 metresCareer editTaskinen was Finnish national under 19 champion at 800 m in 1970 and national under 21 champion at both 400 m and 800 m in 1971 1 He won his first national senior titles in 1973 winning both 400 m 47 9 and 800 m 1 50 0 at the Finnish championships 1 He repeated as 800 m champion in 1974 1 but was not expected to even make the final at that year s European Championships in Rome 2 At the European championships he placed third in his heat 1 48 7 and fourth in his semi final 1 47 7 he was the last athlete to qualify for the final 3 In the final he was in last place with less than 100 m to go but passed five athletes on the final straight and won bronze behind Luciano Susanj and Steve Ovett 2 his time of 1 45 89 improved his personal best by more than a second and a half 1 He won a second medal in the 4 400 m relay running the third leg for the Finnish team Finland was disqualified for shoving after a French protest but filed a successful counter protest and regained the medal 2 Taskinen won further Finnish 800 m titles in 1975 1976 and 1978 counting indoor titles one each at 400 m and 800 m and relay titles one at 4 400 m and two at 4 800 m he is an 11 time Finnish champion 1 At the 1978 European Indoor Championships in Milan he won gold in the 800 metres ahead of East Germany s Olaf Beyer 4 as of 2014 update his winning time of 1 47 36 still remains the Finnish indoor record though Wilson Kirwa and Ari Suhonen have run faster on oversized tracks 5 At the 1978 European outdoor championships in Prague Taskinen again took part in the 800 metres but was eliminated in the semi finals 3 In 1979 Taskinen experimented with the 400 m hurdles representing Finland in that event at the Finland Sweden Athletics International and winning silver in it at the national championships 1 References edit a b c d e f Markku Taskinen at Tilastopaja in Finnish registration required a b c Osa 11 Rooma 1974 Kymmenen mitalin mahtipeijaiset in Finnish Yleisurheilun Kuvalehti Archived from the original on 17 December 2014 Retrieved 17 December 2014 a b Jalava Mirko 2014 European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 Statistics Handbook PDF European Athletics Retrieved 4 December 2014 Jalava Mirko ed 2013 European Indoor Championships Statistics Handbook PDF European Athletics p 494 Jalava Juhani Suomen kaikkien aikojen hallitilasto in Finnish Tilastopaja Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Markku Taskinen amp oldid 1195106807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
