Lauri Kettunen

Lauri Kettunen
Personal information
Born (1905-02-12)12 February 1905
Antrea, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died 15 August 1941(1941-08-15) (aged 36)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Sport Fencing, modern pentathlon

Lauri Kettunen (12 February 1905 – 15 August 1941) was a Finnish fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was an officer in the Finnish army reaching the rank of major. He died during the Continuation War while fighting along the Finnish III Corps in Kiestinki.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lauri Kettunen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Arkistolaitos - Suomen sodissa 1939-1945 menehtyneet" (in Finnish).
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