Lauri Virtanen
 Lauri Virtanen in 1932 | |||||||||||||||
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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 Virtanen also known as Lasse Virtanen (3 August 1904 – 8 February 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Virtanen won the British AAA Championships title in the 4 miles event at the British 1930 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Virtanen won bronze medals in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres during the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.[6]
He finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the 1934 European Championships. His brother Eino was an Olympic wrestler.[1][7]
References
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- ^ a b c Lasse Virtanen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Roger Rochard. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Lauri Virtanen at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (subscription required)