Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen ( Fin. Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen ; August 3, 1904 - February 8, 1982 ) - Finnish athlete, Olympic medalist; elder brother of fighter Eino Virtanen .
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| Full name | Lauri Johannes Virtanen | ||||||||||
| Nicknames | Lasse | ||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | August 3, 1904 Salo (Finland) , Russian Empire | ||||||||||
| Date and place of death | February 8, 1982 (77 years) Turku , Finland | ||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Finland | ||||||||||
| Growth | 172 cm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||
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| 5000 m | 14 min 36.8 seconds (1932) | ||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 30 min 30.7 sec (1933) | ||||||||||
| Marathon | 2 h 48 min 53 sec (1935) | ||||||||||
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Lauri Virtanen was born in 1904 in Uskela (now the territory of the city of Salo ), the Grand Duchy of Finland . In 1932, at the Los Angeles Olympics, he won two bronze medals - in the 5 and 10 km run; also took part in the marathon, but did not win medals.
Links
- Lauri Virtanen - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)