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Harri Larva

1906 - 1980

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Harry Edvin "Harri" Larva (born Lagerström; 9 September 1906 – 15 November 1980) was a Finnish athlete who won the 1500 m race at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He never excelled in this event nationally and was the Finnish champion in the 800 m in 1928–1930 and 1934. Larva finished 10th in the 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Larva was requested to change his last name in 1928 by Urho Kekkonen, then president of Finnish Athletics Union and later president of Finland, who thought that his birth name Lagerström did not sound Finnish enough. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harri Larva is the 454th most popular athlete (down from 367th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Finland (down from 197th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harri Larva ranks 454 out of 6,025. Before him are Olavi Mannonen, Ed Hamm, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Hallgeir Brenden, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, and Lyudmila Bragina. After him are Virgilijus Alekna, Anatoly Khrapaty, Wolfgang Nordwig, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Luigi Carpaneda, and Giancarlo Bergamini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Harri Larva ranks 224. Before him are Bernhard Britz, V. J. Sukselainen, A. J. P. Taylor, Friz Freleng, René David, and Ed Hamm. After him are Hermione Baddeley, Wolfgang Staudte, Rudolf Krčil, Penn Nouth, Josef Čtyřoký, and Arthur Rudolph. Among people deceased in 1980, Harri Larva ranks 173. Before him are Rachel Roberts, Pyotr Masherov, Marcel Langiller, Allan Pettersson, Mantovani, and Sonja Wigert. After him are Ragnar Gustavsson, André Chéron, Alfred Neubauer, José de Anchieta Fontana, Paavo Yrjölä, and Vasja Pirc.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Harri Larva ranks 199 out of 751. Before him are V. J. Sukselainen (1906), Vilho Tuulos (1895), Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Paavo Haavikko (1931), Tapio Rautavaara (1915), and Eero Mäntyranta (1937). After him are Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Marion Rung (1945), Juho Sunila (1875), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), and Oskari Mantere (1874).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Harri Larva ranks 19. Before him are Elias Katz (1901), Elmer Niklander (1890), Toivo Loukola (1902), Julius Skutnabb (1889), Vilho Tuulos (1895), and Hugo Lahtinen (1891). After him are Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), and Armas Toivonen (1899).

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