Lauri Vilkko
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| Born | 13 August 1925 Rautjärvi, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 October 2017 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Lauri Tapani Vilkko (13 August 1925 – 13 October 2017) was a Finnish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952.[3] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Vilkko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ a b "K-U: Helsingin vuoden 1952 olympiamitalisti kuoli – puolusti Suomea Kannaksella". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Lauri Vilkko". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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