Lauri Arvo Tanner (20 November 1890 – 11 July 1950) was a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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gymnast
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and amateur
football (soccer)
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player who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He also competed in the
football tournament. His only game was the
bronze medal game
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, which Finland lost against the Netherlands 0–9.
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1890 births
1950 deaths
Finnish male artistic gymnasts
Finnish footballers
Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Finland
Olympic footballers of Finland
Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Finland international footballers
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Association football forwards
20th-century Finnish people
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