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Born | Kemi, Finland | 4 December 1911
Died | 25 June 1991 79) Espoo, Finland | (aged
Tauno Lindgren (4 December 1911 – 25 June 1991) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
Gerald "Gerry" Paul Lindgren is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mile run when they finished in an extremely rare tie at the AAU National Championships, both running exactly 27:11.6. Lindgren went on to win a record 11 NCAA collegiate championships with Washington State University.
Lindgren is a Swedish surname.
John Halvar Theofron Lindgren was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 1927 world titles in the 18 km and 50 km events. He finished eighth in the 50 km race at the 1932 Winter Olympics. His younger brother Ivan was also an Olympic cross-country skier.
Tauno Mikko Lappalainen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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.
Tauno Johannes Luiro was a Finnish ski jumper.
Tauno Olavi Käyhkö is a Finnish-Canadian former ski jumper who competed from 1970 to 1980. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth in the individual large hill event.
Tauno Olavi Sipilä was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, he finished fifth in the 30 km event.
Tauno Immanuel Honkanen was a Finnish skier. Honkanen was born in Kittilä. He was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which finished second. His military rank at his time was Sotamies. Honkanen died in Rovaniemi on 27 March 2023, at the age of 95.
Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. The country was represented by 50 athletes competing in archery, athletics, dartchery, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wheelchair basketball.
Tauno Kovanen was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Kuru. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1952.
Tauno Lampola was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Tauno is a masculine given name found most commonly in Estonia and Finland. Tauno may refer to:
Tree Without Fruit is a 1947 Finnish drama film directed by Hannu Leminen and starring Helena Kara, Rauli Tuomi and Joel Rinne.
Tauno Suvanto was a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Tauno Jaskari is a Finnish wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Tauno Timoska was a Finnish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Tauno Suoniemi was a Finnish weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.