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Lauri Lehtinen

1908 - 1973

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Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen (10 August 1908 – 4 December 1973) was a Finnish long-distance runner and the winner of a controversial 5000 m race at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Lehtinen set a new world record in the 5000 m (14:17.0) just a month before the Olympics, making him a leading favorite for the Olympic 5000 m title. In the final, Lehtinen and fellow Finn Lauri Virtanen led the race early, eventually distancing themselves from all competitors except Ralph Hill of the United States. The race soon became a duel between Lehtinen and Hill. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lauri Lehtinen is the 486th most popular athlete (up from 630th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Finland (up from 277th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lauri Lehtinen ranks 486 out of 6,025. Before him are Olivér Halassy, Henry Eriksson, Ken McArthur, Sara Simeoni, József Csermák, and Saverio Ragno. After him are Donald Lippincott, Naftali Temu, Mildred McDaniel, Yusuf Dikeç, Lawrence Stevens, and Alfred Swahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Lauri Lehtinen ranks 216. Before him are Myrtle Bachelder, Ugo Pignotti, Bobojon Ghafurov, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Erich Srbek, and Agustín Sauto Arana. After him are Ed Heinemann, Jagjivan Ram, Lew Ayres, Gustavo Marzi, Ludwig Goldbrunner, and Artem Alikhanian. Among people deceased in 1973, Lauri Lehtinen ranks 167. Before him are Willy Fritsch, Winthrop Rockefeller, Rafael Franco, Frances Marion, Gösta Dunker, and Erich Srbek. After him are Alfred Romer, José Alfredo Jiménez, Charles Daniels, Harold Hotelling, Armas Toivonen, and John Cranko.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Lauri Lehtinen ranks 215 out of 751. Before him are Valtteri Bottas (1989), Aksel Airo (1898), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Kati Outinen (1961), and Paavo Yrjölä (1902). After him are Antti Hyvärinen (1932), Ahti Karjalainen (1923), Armas Toivonen (1899), Kalevi Aho (1949), Arvo Aaltonen (1892), and Arvo Askola (1909).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Lauri Lehtinen ranks 24. Before him are Hugo Lahtinen (1891), Harri Larva (1906), Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), and Paavo Yrjölä (1902). After him are Armas Toivonen (1899), Arvo Askola (1909), Armas Taipale (1890), Paavo Johansson (1895), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), and Heikki Liimatainen (1894).

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