Career
Tokazier"s club was Makkabi Helsinki. 21 June 1938 Tokazier competed on 100 metres at the opening games of the newly built Helsinki Olympic Stadium. On the next day a picture taken on the finish line was published in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
The picture clearly proves that Tokazier (in dark vest nearest camera) was the first one to cross the line.
Reason for lowering Tokazier on fourth place was most likely antisemitism rather than a mistake made by the jury. An official delegation from Nazi Germany was among the guests and that was the reason why organizers dropped him out of the podium.
The scandal became a hot topic again in 2013 as the Finnish author Kjell Westö wrote about it on his book "Hägring 38". The official results cannot be overruled due to the rules of International Association of Athletics Federations.
