Lauri Kettunen
Lauri Kettunen 
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| nation |
 Finland
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| birthday | February 12, 1905 |
| place of birth |
Kamennogorsk , Russia
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| date of death | August 15, 1941 |
| Place of death |
Kestenga , Finland
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| Career | |
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| discipline | Sword |
| society | Viipurin Miekkailijat |
Lauri Kettunen (born February 12, 1905 in Kamennogorsk , † August 15, 1941 in Kestenga ) was a Finnish modern pentathlete and fencer .
Kettunen took part in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in modern pentathlon and epee fencing .
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , he only competed in the modern pentathlon , where he took 14th place. In 1941 he became chairman of the national basketball federation Suomen Koripalloliitto . He served as a major during World War II . He died on August 15, 1941 at the Silberfuchs company in Kestenga .
Web links
- Lauri Kettunen in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kettunen, Lauri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish modern pentathlon and fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamennogorsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1941 |
| Place of death | Kestenga |