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Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) 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.
Lasse Viren was a 23-year-old policeman when he made his Olympic debut in 1972. Even a fall can’t keep him from winning. His first event was the 10,000m. Midway through the race, Viren was running in fifth place when he suddenly stumbled and fell. He rose quickly and moved up to second place within 230 metres.
Sep 12, 2023 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe 23-year-old policeman Lasse Virén made his Olympic debut at Munich 1972, in the 10,000m event. The middle ...
Lasse Virén takes 10,000m Olympic Gold - Munich 1972 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights from the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as Lasse Virén win's Gold...
Lasse Viren, Finnish distance runner who was the first athlete to win gold medals in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races at consecutive Olympic Games: at Munich, West Germany, in 1972 and at Montreal in 1976.
Lasse Virén extended the line of great Finnish distance runners when he won the 5,000 and 10,000 metre events at two consecutive Olympics – 1972 and 1976. He also competed in the marathon at the 1976 Olympics, attempting to emulate Emil Zátopek’s 1952 distance triple, and in his first attempt at the marathon distance, finished 5th. Virén ...
Prior to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, the father of Finnish runner Lasse Virén had a dream that his son was victorious in the 10,000-metre run. Though the vision would unexpectedly prove true, it most certainly didn’t include the dramatic fashion with which Virén took the gold.
Honours Summary. 4 x Olympic champion. 1 x European Championships Bronze medallist. 2 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. 2 x In Top 8 at European Championships. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results.
Aug 27, 1972 · Finland's Lasse Viren achieves Olympic double in Munich - Olympic News. Athletics. 3 min. Athletics. His name is now familiar to fans of distance running, but in 1972 Lasse Viren was not a household name, and nor even the favourite to win either the 5,000m or the 10,000m.
Lasse Virén, a four-time Olympic gold medallist in distance running, is Finland's greatest post-war sporting hero. Like many other successful Finnish sports figures, Virén went into politics following his retirement from competition.
