Lauri Virtanen
 Lauri Virtanen in 1932 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
3 August 1904 Uskela, Salo, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Died |
8 February 1982 (aged 77) Turku, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 m, 10000 m, marathon | ||||||||||||
| Club | Turun Riento, Turku | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
5000 m – 14:36.8 (1932) 10000 m – 30:30.7 (1933); Marathon – 2:48:53 (1935)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (3 August 1904 – 8 February 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of bronze medals in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the 1934 European Championships. His brother Eino was an Olympic wrestler.[1][3]
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- 1 2 Lasse Virtanen. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Roger Rochard. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Tilastopaja profile for Lauri Virtanen (Finnish)
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