February 24 Birthdays

1889
Albin Stenroos, Finnish long-distance runner. Stenroos won the 1924 (Paris) Olympic marathon. 35 years old, at the time he was the oldest ever gold medalist in that event. Two years later, Stenroos finished second at the Boston Marathon. For almost 60 years, this was the closest that any athlete would come to winning both of those prestigious marathon races.