Verné Lesche

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Verné Lesche (October 11, 1917April 21, 2002), was an ice speed skater from Finland, who twice won the world title allround.

She was born in Helsinki and won the world title for the first time in 1939, when Tampere hosted the World Championships. She won it for the second time, after the Second World War, in 1947 (Drammen). She died aged 84 in Kongsberg, Norway.

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