Lauri Vilkko

Lauri Vilkko
Personal information
Born (1925-08-13)13 August 1925
Rautjärvi, Finland
Died 13 October 2017(2017-10-13) (aged 92)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon

Lauri Tapani Vilkko (13 August 1925 – 13 October 2017) was a Finnish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952.[3] He was a military officer who retired as a colonel in 1985 having worked as a chief of the topography department in the Finnish Army.[2]

References

  1. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "K-U: Helsingin vuoden 1952 olympiamitalisti kuoli – puolusti Suomea Kannaksella". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. "Olympics Statistics: Lauri Vilkko". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.


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