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'''Harri Edvin Larva''', born '''Harry Edvin Lagerström''' ([[September 9]], [[1906]] – [[November 11]], [[1980]]) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]], winner of 1500 [[Metre|m]] at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].
Born in [[Turku]], Harry Larva was forced to change his last name from Lagerström to Larva in 1928 by a young president of Finnish Athletics Union and known [[nationalist]] [[Urho Kekkonen|Urho Kaleva Kekkonen]], because his name didn't sound as Finnish.
Larva, a Finnish champion in 800 m from [[1928]] to [[1930]] and in [[1934]], won only one bronze ([[1927]]) in his favourite distance 1500 m at Finnish Championships. Harry Larva's best year was in 1928, when he ran all his best performances in distances from 400 m to a mile.
At the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]], in a 1500 m. final, Larva held a great battle against [[France|Frenchman]] [[Jules Ladoumegue|Jules Ladoumègue]], and surprisingly won in a time of 3:53.2. Larva competed also at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]] and finished 10th in a 1500 m.
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[[Category:Middle distance runners]]
[[Category:People from Turku]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Finland]]
[[Category:Athletes at the 1928 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]
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