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Harri Larva

1906 - 1980

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Harry Edvin "Harri" Larva (born Lagerström, 9 September 1906 – 15 November 1980) was a Finnish athlete who won the 1500 m race at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He never excelled in this event nationally and was the Finnish champion in the 800 m in 1928–1930 and 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harri Larva has received more than 20,305 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Harri Larva is the 351st most popular athlete (up from 371st in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Finland (up from 215th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harri Larva ranks 351 out of 6,025. Before him are Julius Skutnabb, Nicolae Neagoe, Pål Tyldum, Franjo Mihalić, Tore Sjöstrand, and Norman Read. After him are Morgan Taylor, Magnar Solberg, Bob Kiesel, Tamara Tyshkevich, Aleksandra Chudina, and Charley Paddock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Harri Larva ranks 229. Before him are Rudolf Krčil, Bart Bok, Eleanor Hibbert, Olga Taussky-Todd, Kathleen Kenyon, and Frank H. Netter. After him are Johnny Hodges, Knut Kroon, Alexander Rou, Herbert Wehner, Alexander Gelfond, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Among people deceased in 1980, Harri Larva ranks 178. Before him are Arend Heyting, Marcel Langiller, Katherine Anne Porter, Aleksander Ford, Andrija Anković, and Juan García Oliver. After him are Graham Sutherland, Maurice Genevoix, Ragnar Gustavsson, Lado Gudiashvili, Jijé, and Victor Sen Yung.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Harri Larva ranks 197 out of 751. Before him are Ahti Karjalainen (1923), Helena Westermarck (1857), Lydia Wideman (1920), Heikki A. Alikoski (1912), Ralf Törngren (1899), and Julius Skutnabb (1889). After him are Walter Jakobsson (1882), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Lars Sonck (1870), Rudolf Walden (1878), Heikki Savolainen (1907), and Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Harri Larva ranks 19. Before him are Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Eero Berg (1898), Elmer Niklander (1890), Armas Toivonen (1899), and Julius Skutnabb (1889). After him are Pertti Karppinen (1953), Arvo Askola (1909), Edvin Wide (1896), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Armas Taipale (1890), and Eino Penttilä (1906).

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