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    Leo Ensio Linkovesi (8 April 1947 – 7 November 2006) was a Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances, the 500 m and the 1000 m. Linkovesi...
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    38.42 14 March 1971 Inzell Erhard Keller 38.3 2 January 1972 Inzell Leo Linkovesi 38.0 8 January 1972 Davos Erhard Keller 38.0 4 March 1972 Inzell Hasse...
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    Race Time Rank 500 m Jouko Salakka 42.81 27 Leo Linkovesi 40.14 6 Seppo Hänninen 40.12 5 1500 m Leo Linkovesi 2:16.86 34 Seppo Hänninen 2:14.52 28 Jouko...
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  • World record  Leo Linkovesi (FIN) 38.0 Davos, Switzerland 8 January 1972 Olympic record  Terry McDermott (USA) 40.1 Innsbruck, Austria 4 February 1964...
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    Thomassen 1971 Inzell Erhard Keller Ove König Ard Schenk 1972 Eskilstuna Leo Linkovesi Valery Muratov Ard Schenk 1973 Oslo Valery Muratov (2) Jos Valentijn...
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  • was the fourth skater to achieve the 38.0 world record time, after Leo Linkovesi, Hasse Börjes and Erhard Keller. Efskind's world records lasted until...
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  • Schwarz  West Germany 2:15.42 33 Richard Tourne  France 2:16.37 34 Leo Linkovesi  Finland 2:16.86 35 Jeong Chung-Gu  South Korea 2:17.36 36 Andy Barron...
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