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Lauri Pihkala
Finnish sportsman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala (born Gummerus, 5 January 1888 – 20 May 1981) was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.[2] In 1969 he became one of the first persons to receive an honorary doctorate in Sport Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä, together with president Urho Kekkonen and Professor Kaarina Kari.[3]
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Born | 5 January 1888 Pihtipudas, Finland |
Died | 20 May 1981 (aged 93) Helsinki, Finland |
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800 m, high jump, discus throw |
Club | HKV, Helsinki |
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Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:58.1 (1911) HJ – 1.75 m (1909) DT – 31.40 m (1906)[1] |
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