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Lasse Virén
Lasse Artturi Virén 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…
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business · Finnish long-distance runner, police officer, entrepreneur and politician · politician · athletics competitor · police officer · entrepreneur · also Lasse Virén, Lasse Artturi Virén, Lasse Viren, Lasse Artturi Viren, Virén
Born 22 July 1949 · Q52611
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2016· 2 entries
Radio-Canada: Bruce Jenner et Lasse Virén, les dieux du stade - Extrait du livre numérique Richard Garneau : la voix du stade
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Radio-Canada: Le double doublé de Lasse Virén
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2014· 1 entry
Virén was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations' Hall of Fame
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise (2010).
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Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (2010–2011).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2007).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports (1991).
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1979· 1 entry
Virén competed in New Zealand, running the summer international series there while in the midst of his endurance training for the Moscow Olympics of 1980
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1977· 1 entry
By the Finnish sculptor Eino Romppanen, the Lasse Virén Finnish Invitational, later the "Lasse Virén 20K", was an annual off-road running race in Sycamore Canyon, part of Point Mugu State Park near Malibu, California, he
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1974· 1 entry
And between his Olympic double victories, he won a bronze medal in the 5,000 m at the European championships behind the British athlete Brendan Foster with a time of 13:24
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1972· 3 entries
Awarded Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1972).
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While Emiel Puttemans gave about fifty metres over 10,000 m, by running many bends wide on the outer edge of the first lane or sometimes even on the second lane
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And 1976 and later became a politician and a member of Finland's parliament in 1999–2007 and 2010–2011
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-07-22.
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