Aarne Aatami "Arvo" Peussa (25 December 1900 – 19 July 1941) was a Finnish

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

where he won his heat to come 9th in the final. He was killed in action at age 40 in Russia during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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* 1900 births 1941 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Finland People from Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast Finnish military personnel killed in World War II {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub