Lauri Arvo Tanner (20 November 1890 – 11 July 1950) was a

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gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

and amateur

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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

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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 {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub