Finnish champion Lasse Viren on the way to win the 5.000m event, september 1972 during the Olympic Games in Munich where he captured two gold, in the 5.000m and 10.000 event Finnish champion Lasse ...

Lasse Virén at Munich Olympic Stadium last fall during the filming of documentary, ” 72- A Gathering of Champions.” https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads ...

And why don't you give your rivals more than 30 metres headstart? That was the task facing Finnish superstar Lasse Viren at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, though not by his own doing. Viren won both the ...

On a run with my friend Sam Wilbur last summer, I mentioned that I'd been in Helsinki, Finland, a few weeks earlier. "Did you visit the Olympic Park?" he asked. "Yes," I replied. "Did you see the ...

Mo Farah will return to London next year to make his marathon debut proper but beyond that it is the extraordinary exploits of the flying Finn Lasse Viren, the greatest distance runner in Olympic ...

Sisu is a Finnish word that has no direct English translation. Sisu refers to the quality in a person which drives him above and beyond the norm in any task for which stamina, willpower and ...

Galen Rupp reacts after crossing the finish line to win the U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. (Kelvin Kuo/Associated Press) If Galen Rupp qualifies for the 10,000 meters at ...

Lasse Viren - arguably the greatest long-distance runner of them all - issued a rallying cry to European athletes last night after the continent provided only two runners for the World Championships ...

Emilio Butragueno: Butragueno was a prolific goalscorer for Real Madrid during the 1980’s and 90’s, helping the club to six La Liga titles and two Copa del Rey’s. Celebrating his 52nd birthday, the ...

He will then take part in the capital's newest road race alongside his son Matti. Gold standard: Lasse Viren on his way to victory in Munich Viren became one of the Olympic greats when he pulled off ...

CAN you imagine running 10km? What about doing it in a world record time of under 28 minutes? And why don't you give your rivals more than 30 metres headstart? That was the task facing Finnish ...