Arvo Peussa Explained

Arvo Peussa
Full Name:Aarne Aatami Peussa
Nationality:Finnish
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:1500 metres
Birth Date:25 December 1900
Birth Place:Primorsk, Russia

Aarne Aatami "Arvo" Peussa (25 December 1900  - 19 July 1941) was a Finnish middle-distance runner.[1] He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics where he won his heat to come 9th in the final.[2] He was killed in action at age 40 in Russia during World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arvo Peussa . Olympedia . 17 September 2021.
  2. Arvo Peussa Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181639/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/arvo-peussa-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.

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