Tag: Virén
Lasse Virén excited about Finland’s women’s endurance race – makes a wild comparison | Sport
Finnish female endurance runners are having a hard time. According to Lasse Virén, the competitive situation is similar to his peak years. Kaleva Games in Vaasa 27.–30.6. followed the events…
Rolf Haikkola, who coached Lasse Virén to become an Olympic champion, died – “Our relationship was close to a father-son relationship” | Sport
Athletics influencer Rolf Haikkola died at the age of 96 early on Friday. –STT, Jouko Vuolle, Timo Uusitalo Lasse Virénin coached to an Olympic champion Rolf Haikkola is dead. Haikkola’s…
An incredible performance was buried under the ME times – the Dutch Wonder Woman can try the same trick as Lasse Virén at the Olympics
Both women’s and men’s marathons have been pushed to a fierce ME pace during the fall. Ethiopian woman Tigst Assefa26, set a sensational women’s world record of 2.11.53 two weeks…
Lasse Virén reveals what he said to Topi Raitase after the European Championship gold run – a tough prediction from the legend
Lasse Virén, who himself did blue-and-white endurance running feats at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, considers Topi Raita to be a great role model. Virén followed Raitanen’s golden run on…
We found out the secret of the mythical athletics city of the USA, which also involves Lasse Virén – a confusing experience awaited on the spot just before the World Championships
EUGENE. – This city loves athletics! A native of Eugene Julie Anderson Bailey interrupts his terrace lunch to talk about his relationship with athletics. His enthusiasm was sparked already in…