Lauri Kettunen (fencer)

This article is about the Finnish fencer. For the Finnish linguist, see Lauri Kettunen (linguist).
Lauri Kettunen
Personal information
Born(1905-02-12)12 February 1905
Antrea, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died15 August 1941(1941-08-15) (aged 36)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
SportFencing, modern pentathlon

Lauri Kettunen (12 February 1905 – 15 August 1941) was a Finnish fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was an officer in the Finnish army reaching the rank of major. He died during the Continuation War while fighting along the Finnish III Corps in Kiestinki.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Lauri Kettunen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Arkistolaitos - Suomen sodissa 1939-1945 menehtyneet" (in Finnish).
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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