Lauri Kettunen

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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

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]

References

↑ "Lauri Kettunen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
↑ "Arkistolaitos - Suomen sodissa 1939-1945 menehtyneet" (in Finnish).

Persondata
Name	Kettunen, Lauri
Alternative names
Short description	Fencer, modern pentathlete
Date of birth	1905-2-12
Place of birth	Kamennogorsk, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Date of death	1941-8-15
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland

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