Martti Tolamo

Martti Tolamo
Personal information
Birth nameMartti Leo Topelius
NationalityFinnish
Born(1907-02-21)21 February 1907
Died14 March 1940(1940-03-14) (aged 33)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pentathlon: 4011 (1930)
Long jump: 7.51 (1934)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
International University Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Darmstadt Pentathlon
Silver medal – second place 1933 Turin Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Turin Pentathlon

Martti Leo Tolamo (born Topelius; 21 February 1907 – 14 March 1940) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the Olympic Games as a decathlete and a long jumper; his other strong event was the non-Olympic pentathlon, in which he broke the unofficial world record in 1930 and won two medals, including a gold, at the International University Games.


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