Lauri Virtanen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1932 Los Angeles | 5000 metres | |
| Bronze | 1932 Los Angeles | 10000 metres | |
Lauri Johannes Virtanen (July 3, 1904 in Uskela - February 8, 1982) was a Finnish long distance athlete, winner of bronze medals in the 5000 m and 10000 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
| Olympic champions in men's 5000 m |
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1912: Hannes Kolehmainen | 1920: Joseph Guillemot | 1924: Paavo Nurmi | 1928: Ville Ritola | 1932: Lauri Lehtinen | 1936: Gunnar Höckert | 1948: Gaston Reiff | 1952: Emil Zátopek | 1956: Vladimir Kuts | 1960: Murray Halberg | 1964: Bob Schul | 1968: Mohammed Gammoudi | 1972: Lasse Virén | 1976: Lasse Virén | 1980: Miruts Yifter | 1984: Saïd Aouita | 1988: John Ngugi | 1992: Dieter Baumann | 1996: Vénuste Niyongabo | 2000: Millon Wolde | 2004: Hicham El Guerrouj |
| Olympic champions in men's 5 miles and 10000 m |
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| As five miles: 1906: Henry Hawtrey | 1908: Emil Voigt |
| As 10000 metres: 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen | 1920: Paavo Nurmi | 1924: Ville Ritola | 1928: Paavo Nurmi | 1932: Janusz Kusociński | 1936: Ilmari Salminen | 1948: Emil Zátopek | 1952: Emil Zátopek | 1956: Vladimir Kuts | 1960: Pyotr Bolotnikov | 1964: Billy Mills | 1968: Naftali Temu | 1972: Lasse Virén | 1976: Lasse Virén |1980: Miruts Yifter | 1984: Alberto Cova | 1988: Brahim Boutayeb | 1992: Khalid Skah | 1996: Haile Gebrselassie | 2000: Haile Gebrselassie | 2004: Kenenisa Bekele |
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