Lauri Halons
Lauri Halonen ( Lauri Arthur Halonen; born March 24, 1894 in Vaasa , † May 27, 1961 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish marathon runner .
Over the distance of 40 km he won a marathon in Turku in 2:33:22 h in 1916 and a marathon in Helsinki in 2:34:29 h in 1917. Over today's standard length of 42.195 km, he won in 1919 in Kotka in 2:48:31 hours. In 1920 he won the 40 km marathon of the Finnish Workers' Sports Association in 2:38:17 h.
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 he was fourth in 2:49:48 h.
In 1928 he was seventh in the Finnish Olympic elimination in Kauhava in 2:43:41 h.
Web links
- Lauri Halonen in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Lauri Halonen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Halons, Lauri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halons, Lauri Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaasa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1961 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |