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2 unusual facts about Harri Larva


Harri Larva

Born in Turku, Harry Larva was forced to change his last name from Lagerström to Larva in 1928 by a young president of Finnish Athletics Union and known nationalist, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, because his name did not sound sufficiently Finnish.

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The club has also been represented by the following Olympic medalists: Hannes Kolehmainen, Harri Larva, Raimo Heinonen, Veikko Karvonen and Kaisa Parviainen.



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