Lasse Virén

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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History and politics

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What Wikipedia says

Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promoted by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s.

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