Lauri Kettunen

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]

Lauri Kettunen

Personal information
Born	(1905-02-12)12 February 1905 Antrea, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	15 August 1941(1941-08-15) (aged 36) Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Sport	Fencing, modern pentathlon

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.

External links

• Lauri Kettunen at Olympedia