Sulo Richard Bärlund (15 April 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a

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shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter who won a silver medal at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. At the European Championships he finished fourth in 1938 and sixth in 1946.

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1910 births 1986 deaths People from Kangasala People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Finnish male shot putters Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub