Pekka Lattunen

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Pekka Lattunen
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NationalityFinnish
Born (1938-06-26) 26 June 1938 (age 81)
Kivennapa, Finland
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Sport Speed skating

Pekka Lattunen (born 26 June 1938) is a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres at the 1964 Winter Olympics. [1]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.

1964 Winter Olympics 9th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck (Austria) in 1964

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The Games included 1091 athletes from 36 nations, and the Olympic Torch was carried by Joseph Rieder, a former alpine skier who had participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Pekka Lattunen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 October 2019.