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Lauri Virtanen

1904 - 1982

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Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (3 August 1904 – 8 February 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of bronze medals in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the 1934 European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lauri Virtanen has received more than 12,517 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Lauri Virtanen is the 283rd most popular athlete (down from 192nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 138th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lauri Virtanen ranks 283 out of 6,025. Before him are Hicham El Guerrouj, Alice Coachman, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Henry Eriksson, Mildred McDaniel, and Mihaela Peneș. After him are Rafer Johnson, Helen Stephens, Virgilijus Alekna, Duje Bonačić, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Rhadi Ben Abdesselam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Lauri Virtanen ranks 184. Before him are Vladimir Kokkinaki, Nancy Mitford, Alexander Gerschenkron, Mykola Bazhan, Andrew Marton, and Terence Fisher. After him are Esmat Dowlatshahi, Erwin Komenda, Hertta Kuusinen, Rambai Barni, Srečko Kosovel, and Bill Brandt. Among people deceased in 1982, Lauri Virtanen ranks 149. Before him are Firaq Gorakhpuri, Juhan Aavik, Gábor Szabó, Gunnar Eriksson, Paolo Monti, and Federico Moreno Torroba. After him are Karl Hein, Irmgard Keun, Renzo Rossellini, Sonny Stitt, Vladislao Cap, and Haskell Curry.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Lauri Virtanen ranks 172 out of 751. Before him are Tapio Rautavaara (1915), Marcus Grönholm (1968), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), Kaarlo Castrén (1860), Paavo Berglund (1929), and Johan Ehrnrooth (1833). After him are Rafael Paasio (1903), Hertta Kuusinen (1904), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Marita Lindahl (1938), and Alexi Laiho (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Lauri Virtanen ranks 12. Before him are Albin Stenroos (1889), Gunnar Höckert (1910), Elias Katz (1901), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907), and Juhani Suutarinen (1943). After him are Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Jonni Myyrä (1892), Eero Berg (1898), Elmer Niklander (1890), Armas Toivonen (1899), and Julius Skutnabb (1889).

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