Taisto Laitinen (17 September 1933 – 20 December 2022) was a Finnish

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's pole vault at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

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1933 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Finnish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Finland Sportspeople from Vyborg {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub