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The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of a controversial 5000 m race at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Lauri Ilmari Mononen was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North America. He played for a total of two seasons in WHA. He also won the Finnish Championship once and the Swiss Championship once. He was twice chosen as best forward in the Finnish League and selected to All Star five three times. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Lauri Valonen was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the individual event at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.
Finland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 108 competitors, 103 men and 5 women, took part in 70 events in 14 sports.
Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. The nation won 22 medals.
Stefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.
Sari Kristiina Marjamäkinée Fisk is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward. She played 217 matches as a member of the Finnish national team and represented Finland at sixteen top-level international competitions: three Olympic women's ice hockey tournaments, eight World Championships, and five European Championships. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the inaugural women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, six World Championship bronze medals, four European Championship gold medals, and one European Championship bronze medal.
Lauri Aus was an Estonian professional cyclist who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Lauri Koskela was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively. Koskela was the European champion in 1935, 1937 and 1938 and placed third in 1939. Domestically, he won seven titles in 1932–33, 1936 and 1940–43.
Laura Gail Siering is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with Linda Jezek (backstroke), Camille Wright (butterfly), and Shirley Babashoff (freestyle). Siering also competed in the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke at the 1976 Olympics, but did not advance to the finals in either event.
Lauri Kettunen was a Finnish fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. He was an officer in the Finnish army reaching the rank of major. He died during the Continuation War while fighting along the Finnish III Corps in Kiestinki.
Lauri Tapani Vilkko was a Finnish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952. He was a military officer who retired as a colonel in 1985 having worked as a chief of the topography department in the Finnish Army.
The following lists events that happened in 2011 in Finland.
Glen Anthony Mitchell is a New Zealand cyclist.
Lauri Kalima was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Lauri Tamminen was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Lauri is an Estonian and Finnish male given name. It can also be a surname.
Lauri Johannes Silván is a Finnish ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Lauri Bergqvist was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Resik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
