Lasse Virén
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Lasse Virén is a Finnish long-distance runner renowned for winning double gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
human ⓘ long-distance runner ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1972 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-07-22 ⓘ |
| discipline | long-distance track running ⓘ |
| era | 1970s distance running ⓘ |
| event |
10000 metres
ⓘ
5000 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Virén ⓘ |
| givenName | Lasse ⓘ |
| hasMedal | Olympic gold medal in athletics ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.78 m ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest Olympic long-distance runners ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor | winning double gold in the 5000 and 10000 metres at both the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
doubling in 5000 m and 10000 m at major championships
ⓘ
strong finishing kick in distance races ⓘ |
| language | Finnish ⓘ |
| name | Lasse Virén self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | fell during the 10000 metres final at the 1972 Olympics and still won the race ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Parliament of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
1999–2003 Parliament of Finland
2003–2007 Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| participatedIn | European Athletics Championships ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Myrskylä, Finland ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | member of the Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| politicalParty | National Coalition Party ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Finland ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn | 10000 metres in 1972 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Finland ⓘ |
| wonGoldMedalIn |
10000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
10000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics ⓘ 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
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1972 Summer Olympics