Harri Larva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harri Larva

Finnish middle distance runner

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1906

Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1980

Profession: athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harry Edvin "Harri" Larva (born Lagerström, 9 September 1906 – 15 November 1980) was a Finnish athlete who won the 1500 m race at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He never excelled in this event nationally and was the Finnish champion in the 800 m in 1928–1930 and 1934.
Larva finished 10th in the 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Larva was requested to change his last name in 1928 by Urho Kekkonen, then president of Finnish Athletics Union and later president of Finland, who thought that his birth name Lagerström did not sound Finnish enough.