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Lasse Virén
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Finnish long-distance runner
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Lasse Artturi Virén, born on 22 July 1949 in Myrskylä, is a Finnish politician, athletics competitor, police officer, and entrepreneur. He competed in athletics for Finland, specializing in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and marathon. His athletic career spanned from 1971 to 1980.
Virén won competitions in the men's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as well as the men's 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also participated in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Standing 180 centimeters tall and weighing 60 kilograms, he is a member of the National Coalition Party and works in Helsinki. He speaks Finnish.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Kullatut piikkarit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Full name
- Lasse Artturi Virén
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Born
- ( 1949-07-22 ) 22 July 1949 (age 76) , Myrskylä , Finland
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
- Country
- Finland
- Sport
- Athletics / Track , Long-distance running
- Event s
- 5000 metres , 10,000 metres , Marathon
- Club
- Myrskylän Myrsky
- Olympic finals
- 1972 Munich , 10,000 m, Gold , 5000 m, Gold , 1976 Montreal , 10,000 m, Gold , 5000 m, Gold , Marathon, 5th , 1980 Moscow , 10,000 m, 5th
- Personal bests
- 1500 m : 3:41.8 ( Lappeenranta 1976) 3000 m : 7:43.6 NR ( Oulu 1972) 2-mile : 8:14.0 ( Stockholm 1972) 5000 m : 13:16.4 NR ( Helsinki 1972) 10,000 m : 27:38.35 ( Munich 1972) Marathon : 2:13:11 ( Montreal 1976)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Artturi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Myrskylä
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Political party
- National Coalition Party
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Finnish
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Finland
- Mass
- 60
- Image
- Lasse Virén 1971 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 180
- Work location
- Helsinki
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- Commons category
- Lasse Virén
- date of birth
- 1949-07-22
- sports discipline competed in
- 10,000 metres
- birth name
- Lasse Artturi Virén
- name in native language
- Lasse Virén
- P10632
- Lasse Virén
- competition won
- athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- end of work period
- 1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promoted by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s. He was elected Finnish Sportsman of the Year in 1972 and 1976 and later became a politician and a member of Finland's parliament in 1999–2007 and 2010–2011.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lasse Virén” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.