On a run with my friend Sam Wilbur last summer, I mentioned that I'd been in Helsinki, Finland, a few weeks earlier. "Did you visit the Olympic Park?" he asked. "Yes," I replied. "Did you see the ...

Lasse Virén juoksi ensimmäisen aikuisten maaottelukultansa perinteisessä kamppailussa Ruotsia vastaan syyskuussa 1969. Nelinkertainen olympiavoittaja on pitänyt tapahtumaa mieluisimpana ...

Lasse Virén at Munich Olympic Stadium last fall during the filming of documentary, ” 72- A Gathering of Champions.” https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads ...

In the tradition of Paavo “the Flying Finn” Nurmi, the greatest distance runner ever, countryman Lasse Viren wins the 5,000 and 10,000 in 1976, giving him an unprecedented back-to-back golds in both, ...

Nelinkertainen olympiavoittaja Lasse Virén uskoo, että Mustafe Muusella on hyvät mahdollisuudet lyödä hänen 5 000 metrin Suomen ennätyksensä tänään. Tämän hetkinen SE-aika on Virénin vuonna 1972 ...

Myrskyläläinen juoksijalegenda Lasse Viren täyttää kunniakkaat 70 vuotta 22.7. Viren voitti kaksi olympiakultaa sekä vuonna 1972 että vuonna 1976. Myrskylän kunta muistaa nelinkertaisen ...

In 1976 Finland’s Lasse Viren immortalized himself in Olympic history by becoming the first male to win both the 5,000-meter and the 10,000-meter races in successive Olympiads. After his stunning ...

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HELSINKI — On Sept.3, 1972, Lasse Viren began his trek toward legendary status in track and field. Twelve laps into the 25-lap, 10,000-meter finals of the Munich Olympics, Viren got entangled with ...

Sisu is a Finnish word that has no direct English translation. Sisu refers to the quality in a person which drives him above and beyond the norm in any task for which stamina, willpower and ...

Lasse Viren may be talking politics more than running Saturday at the Lasse Viren Classic 10K/5K Run at Bryant Park in Lake Worth.The 50-year-old Olympic track and field legend was elected to the ...

Emilio Butragueno: Butragueno was a prolific goalscorer for Real Madrid during the 1980’s and 90’s, helping the club to six La Liga titles and two Copa del Rey’s. Celebrating his 52nd birthday, the ...