Risto Ankio

Risto Ankio
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1937-04-15) 15 April 1937
Viiala, Finland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubViialan Viri

Risto Ankio (born 15 April 1937) is a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ankio won the British AAA Championships title in the pokle vault event at the 1961 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Ankio Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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