Lasse Virén
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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
Lasse Virén c. 1974
Virén (left) in 1980
Mo Farah
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Sir Mohamed "Mo" Muktar Jama Farah is a British former long-distance runner. He holds the record for the most global championship gold medals, making him the most successful male track distance runner
Lasse Virén
…Emil Zátopek (1952) and Russian Vladimir Kuts (1956). At subsequent Olympics, Miruts Yifter (1980) and Kenenisa Bekele (2008), both from Ethiopia, and Mo Farah from Great Britain (2012 and 2016) accomplished the coveted "double". However, only Kolehmainen, Virén and Miruts Yifter had to endure 10,000 metres…
Farah at the 2023 London Marathon
Farah at the 2008 European Cross Country Championships
Farah celebrates winning the 10,000 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
Farah on the way to his first Olympic gold medal during the 10,000 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics