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Lasse Virén

Athletics

Finland

Full Name	Lasse Artturi Virén
Profession	Long-distance Runner
Date of Birth	22 Jul, 1949
Place of Birth	Myrskylä, Finland

Lasse Artturi Virén is a Finnish former long distance runner born on 22^nd July 1949. He received the title of the "Flying Finns" which is often given to successful Finnish athletes.

His Achievements:-

He bagged a gold medal in 5000 and 10000-meter events at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. He repeated the success in the following year by participating in the same event.
He won the gold medal in 5000 and 10000-meter event at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.
He secured Bronze in the 5000-meter event at the 1974 European Championship which was held in Rome.
He was twice elected as the "Finnish Sportsman of the Year" 1972 and 1976.
In 2014, his name was inducted into the prestigious IAAF's Hall of Fame.

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