# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lasse-viren
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:22:22.661Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lasse-viren"
name: "Lasse Virén"
slug: "lasse-viren"
description: "Lasse Artturi Virén is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Virén recaptured the image of the \"Flying Finns\" promoted by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola in the 1920s. He was elected Finnish Sportsman of the Year in 1972 and 1976 and later became a politician and a member of Finland's parliament in 1999–2007 and 2010–2011."
tagline: "Finnish long-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lasse_Vir%C3%A9n_c1974.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1949-07-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.38672666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump