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
- ^ 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) (registration required)
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