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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 22 July 1949
- Place of birth
- Myrskylä
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Virén
- Occupation
- politician, athletics competitor, police officer, entrepreneur
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Native language
- Finnish
- Awards
- The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise, Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports
- birth name
- Lasse Artturi Virén
- candidacy in election
- 1999 Finnish parliamentary election
- competition won
- athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres
- country for sport
- Finland
- end of work period
- 1980
- height
- 180 cm
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Finnish
- mass
- 60
- member of political party
- National Coalition Party
- name in native language
- Lasse Virén
- participant in
- 1980 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 5000 metres, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 10,000 metres
- significant person
- Juha Väätäinen
- sport
- athletics
- sports discipline competed in
- 5000 metres, marathon, 10,000 metres
- start of work period
- 1971
- student of
- Rolf Haikkola
- trained by
- Rolf Haikkola
- work location
- Helsinki
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