Lauri Tapani Vilkko (13 August 1925 – 13 October 2017) was a Finnish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952. He was a military officer who retired as a

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in 1985 having worked as a chief of the topography department in the Finnish Army.

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1925 births 2017 deaths Finnish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Finland Modern pentathletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon People from Rautjärvi Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Karelia {{Finland-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub