Sport Athletics Height 1.72 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Lauri Virtanen Club Turun Riento, Turku Weight 68 kg | |
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Born 3 August 1904 Uskela, Salo, Finland Event(s) 5000 m, 10000 m, marathon Personal best(s) 5000 m – 14:36.8 (1932)
10000 m – 30:30.7 (1933); Marathon – 2:48:53 (1935) Died February 8, 1982, Turku, Finland Olympic medals Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres Similar People Lauri Lehtinen, Volmari Iso‑Hollo, Janusz Kusocinski | ||
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.
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